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House approves one‑year divorce case‑management pilot after fiscal debates
Summary
The Utah House passed House Bill 9, a one‑year judicial case‑management pilot for the Fifth District intended to shorten divorce proceedings and reduce adversarial litigation; members pressed the sponsor on a $130,000 fiscal note and the requirement that legal assistants be lawyers.
House Bill 9, a one‑year judicial case‑management pilot aimed at shortening divorce proceedings in the Fifth Judicial District, passed the Utah House on third reading after extended floor debate and an amendment removing a statewide "public policy" declaration.
Sponsor Representative Jay Brent Hayman urged passage, saying the pilot would allow telephone proceedings with judicial training and assign "law‑trained" legal assistants to support judges and manage discovery. Hayman said the measure is intended to "reduce the…
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