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Senate approves guardianship amendments to define 'best interest' and tighten nonresident tuition avoidance
Summary
Senate passed first substitute to SB 16, adding statutory factors for courts deciding guardianship and new verification and disclosure requirements intended to limit guardianship arrangements created to avoid nonresident tuition.
The Utah Senate on Jan. 25 approved a first substitute to Senate Bill 16, a package of guardianship amendments that adds statutory guidance to courts and aims to limit guardianship arrangements used to avoid nonresident tuition charges.
Sponsor Senator Steele told the body the bill sets out three core changes: it defines criteria the court should consider in determining a minor's "best interest"…
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