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House narrows circumstances for child testimony in divorce; SB 106 passes
Summary
The House passed a first substitute to SB 106 limiting when a child may testify in divorce proceedings to rare, "extenuating" circumstances and clarifying how a child's expressed preferences (for age 16 and older) are weighed; debate included both support for protecting children and concern about the bill's open‑ended language.
On March 4 the Utah House passed the first substitute to Senate Bill 106, which restricts occasions when a child may be required to testify in divorce proceedings and adds language to guide courts on how to weigh a child's preferences.
Representative Bennion, sponsor of the bill, told the chamber the proposal "makes those small changes so that if there is a circumstance where the court determines that the testimony of the child is…
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