The Appellate Group

Ross v. Kracht

Ross v. Kracht, 2026 UT 22 (Durrant, C.J.)

Child Welfare

The Utah Supreme Court held:

(1) Terminating a parent’s rights under the Adoption Act requires the same strictly necessary analysis as the Termination Act.
(2)The district court’s failure to conduct the strictly necessary analysis was harmless because the court’s unchallenged findings ruled out any alternatives to termination.

Read the full court opinion