1. (1) If, for a relative placement, an interstate placement requested under the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children has been initiated by the division or is ordered by or pending before the juvenile court, the court may not finalize a non-relative placement unless the court gives due weight to:

   1. (a) the preferential consideration granted to a relative in Section 80-3-302;
   2. (b) the rebuttable presumption in Section 80-3-302; and
   3. (c) the division's placement authority under Subsections 80-1-102(51) and 80-3-303(1).
2. (2) Nothing in this section affects the ability of a foster parent to petition the juvenile court under Subsection 80-3-502(3).

Amended by Chapter 48, 2025 General Session