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Senate moves to end legal recognition of common‑law marriage after lengthy debate
Summary
Senators approved second substitute SB110 to remove recognition of common‑law marriage in Utah, with supporters calling the change a removal of a legal fiction and opponents warning of impacts on cohabitants, intestacy and vulnerable populations; the Senate passed the measure 22‑6.
After a protracted floor discussion Senator Wyler persuaded the Senate to approve second substitute SB110, which removes recognition of common‑law marriage. Wyler framed the bill as eliminating a longstanding legal fiction and described reasons state law should treat marriage as a discrete, demonstrable status rather than a…
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