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Senate backs statewide divorce mediation requirement, with exemptions for abuse victims
Summary
The Senate passed House Bill 4 to require a single good‑faith mediation session for divorcing parties statewide, with intake safeguards and exemptions for those fearing intimidation or abuse; sponsors cited high settlement rates in pilot programs.
The Utah Senate voted to pass House Bill 4, a bill that requires parties seeking divorce to participate in at least one good-faith mediation session statewide. Sponsor Senator Bell (presenting the house sponsor) said interim committee work and pilot programs (Third District and Weber County) showed mediation greatly reduced contested cases and…
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