AGENCY: District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County)

SERIES: 3579
TITLE: Adoption case files
DATES: 1918-
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by case number.

DESCRIPTION: These files document court proceedings in adoption placements for children. The aperture cards are microcopies of only the decrees granting temporary custody or final adoption.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office until case is closed and then transfer to State Records Center. Retain in State Records Center for 100 years and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

Aperture cards: For records beginning in 1967 through 1975. Retain in State Records Center for 100 years and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

Microfiche master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfiche duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

Disposition based on documentation about individuals, legal procedure, court history and functions. Case files have legal and administrative value to the court through dismissal or satisfaction of the final judgment. They enforce or protect private rights and prevent or redress private wrongs. The value of the judge's decrees and final judgments to parties in an action may well extend beyond their immediate administrative use.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Exempt. Adoptions are sealed by law for 100 years.