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Senate narrows parentage language to let Office of Recovery Services pursue support in nontraditional parentage situations
Summary
Lawmakers passed a narrowed substitute to restore ORS authority to establish and enforce child support obligations in cases where courts have recognized parental status (including some same-sex or nontraditional parentage scenarios); the substitute was debated on surrogacy, birth-certificate mechanics, and the lack of a full public hearing.
The Utah Senate on March 7 passed a narrowed substitute (first substitute) relating to the state Office of Recovery Services (ORS) and parentage. The substitute limits earlier, broader changes to the Uniform Parentage Act and focuses on clarifying ORS' standing to establish and enforce child support obligations when courts have recognized parental relationships that may not fit traditional birth-certificate models.
Sponsor on the floor said the substitute was intentionally narrowed to address…
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