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STATE EX REL. L.P.

No. 981535-CA.

981 P.2d 848 (1999)

1999 UT App 157

STATE of Utah, in the Interest of L.P., a person under eighteen years of age. S.S.P. and R.P., Appellees, v. State of Utah, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

May 13, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan Graham, Atty. Gen., and John Peterson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for Appellant.

John E. Laherty, Laherty & Associates, PC, Salt Lake City, for Appellees.

Martha Pierce and Christine S. Decker, Salt Lake City, Guardians Ad Litem.

Before Judges GREENWOOD, BENCH, and DAVIS.

OPINION

DAVIS, Judge:

¶ 1 The State of Utah appeals from the Third District Juvenile Court's determination that the State "failed to meet its burden of proving abuse or neglect of the child by clear and convincing evidence." Because the juvenile court did not apply the appropriate statutory definition in determining that L.P. was not an abused child, we remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 L.P. is...

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