House of Representatives State of Utah


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        SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5030 . (801) 538-1029         January 19, 2007

Mr. Speaker:

    The Judiciary Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 32, EXPEDITED PARENT-TIME ENFORCEMENT, by Representative Julie Fisher, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 2, Lines 42 through 46 :    

             42          (3) (a) [Under this pilot program, if] If a parent files a motion in the [third] district
             43      court alleging that court-ordered parent-time rights are being violated, the clerk of the court,
             44      after assigning the case to a judge, shall refer the case to the administrator of this [pilot]
             45      program for assignment to a mediator, unless a parent is incarcerated or otherwise unavailable.

  The director of the program for the courts, the court, or the mediator may excuse either party from the requirement to mediate for good cause.      

             46      Unless the court rules otherwise, a parent residing outside of the state is not unavailable.

    Respectfully,

    Douglas C. Aagard
    Committee Chair

Voting: 11-0-2
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