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Legal-aid groups ask for $775,000 to retain attorneys handling domestic violence and family law
Summary
Legal Aid Society and Utah Legal Services asked the committee for $775,000 one-time to boost pay and retain experienced attorneys who represent low-income family-law and domestic-violence victims; presenters said higher retention yields strong returns on investment and statewide access to counsel.
Stuart Ralphs, director of the Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake, and Pamela Beets, executive director of Utah Legal Services, told the subcommittee that civil legal aid provides high returns on taxpayer investment and is critical for people facing divorce, custody and protection-order proceedings.
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