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House adopts changes to alimony law, sponsor says measure closes loopholes
Summary
Second substitute Senate Bill 59 passed the Utah House unanimously (55–0) after a floor substitute that adds aggregation rules for remarriages to the same person. Sponsors said the bill aligns alimony rules with federal tax changes, restores prior retirement treatment for some decrees, and closes a cohabitation loophole.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House adopted second substitute Senate Bill 59 on Wednesday, approving several changes to state alimony law that sponsors said will close opportunities for gamesmanship and better align state practice with federal tax treatment.
Representative Cutler, the House sponsor, outlined three principal updates: (1) judges should consider the federal tax treatment of alimony in light of tax‑law changes; (2) the bill restores the prior…
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