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House restores 90-day waiting period for divorces, narrowly passes bill
Utah House of Representatives · March 1, 2011
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House Bill 140, reinstating a 90-day waiting period before finalizing a divorce, passed the House 41-32 after extended debate about family impact and government role; sponsors said judges may exempt extraordinary circumstances including abuse.
The Utah House on March 1 passed House Bill 140, restoring a 90-day waiting period to finalize divorces that sponsors said restores the statute to its preexisting structure prior to the adoption of a divorce orientation education-waiver practice. Representative Val Petersen (sponsor) said…
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