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House passes amendment to let courts hold spouses jointly liable for reasonable family medical and dental debts
Utah House of Representatives · March 2, 2012
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Summary
First Substitute House Bill 4 52, as amended by Amendment 3, narrows joint liability to reasonable and necessary medical and dental expenses and other necessities, allows judicial discretion to avoid injustice, and passed the House 49-19.
The Utah House passed First Substitute House Bill 4 52 on March 2 after Representative Sandstrom offered Amendment 3 to narrow the circumstances in which a spouse may be held jointly responsible for debts incurred by the other.
Representative Sandstrom, sponsor of the amendment…
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