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Utah House passes alimony reform bill after debate over 'long‑term' language
Summary
The House un‑encircled, amended and passed House Bill 36 to set a clearer duration standard for alimony, adding judicial discretion for 'extenuating circumstances.' The measure passed 72–2 and moves to the Senate.
House Bill 36, a measure to revise how courts determine the duration of alimony, passed the Utah House of Representatives after floor amendments and brief debate.
The House un‑encircled the bill and adopted sponsor amendments intended to resolve an outstanding issue in paragraph 9 on page 4. Sponsor (identified on the floor as the bill proponent) said the amendment deleted the last sentence on line 26 and ‘‘inserted the term in a long term permanent relationship’’ to better define when post‑divorce payments should end.…
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