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Senate advances alimony bill clarifying cohabitation timing; sponsors say it addresses a recent Supreme Court read
Summary
Senators debated SB 51, which would allow alimony termination actions within one year after discovering cohabitation; sponsor said the change responds to a Utah Supreme Court decision and aims to close a timing "gotcha." Final Senate action recorded in transcript (vote count noted in roll call).
Senate Bill 51, aimed at clarifying when alimony may terminate if a former spouse cohabits, was presented and debated on the Senate floor. Sponsor Senator Hilliard said the bill emerged from a recent Utah Supreme Court decision and would permit a party to file an action "within one year after the time you find out that cohabitation occurred."
Sponsor presentation and rationale Senator Hilliard described the Supreme Court case that prompted the bill: under current statute, the courts read the phrase "is cohabiting"…
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