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House approves pilot mediation program for divorcing parents
Summary
House Bill 79, which establishes a mandatory mediation pilot for custody and visitation in the Fourth District Court and sets mediator qualifications, passed the House 64–9 after amendments and a technical fix; indigent funding ($18,000) was noted.
The Utah House passed House Bill 79, a measure creating a mandatory mediation pilot program for divorcing parents in the Fourth District Court, by a recorded vote of 64–9.
Representative Hayman, sponsor of the measure, described the bill as focused on "the best interest of the child," creating an assessment mediation plus a follow-up mediation to address custody…
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