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Senate Sends Custody-Domestic Violence Measure Back to Judiciary for More Hearings
Summary
On Feb. 9, 1996 the Utah Senate agreed to return first-substitute S.B. 88, a bill bringing custody-related court-rule language into statute, to the Judiciary Committee for additional public hearings after extended floor debate about legal clarity and public input.
Senator Millie Peterson moved on Feb. 9 that first-substitute S.B. 88 — which would move elements of court rule into statute, including consideration of domestic violence in custody decisions and factors meant to keep siblings together — be sent back to the Judiciary Committee for more public hearings.
The bill's sponsor, Senator Millie Peterson, said the substitute adds material from an administrative court rule (Rule 4-903, Uniform Custody Evaluations) into statute so those provisions are accessible to the public and formally part…
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