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H.B. 334

This document includes Senate 3rd Reading Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 7:23 PM by rday. -->              1     

FAMILY EXPENSE AMENDMENTS

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2011 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Stephen E. Sandstrom

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Senate Sponsor: Allen M. Christensen

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends the family expense statute to allow a creditor to collect reasonable
             10      collection costs and attorney fees.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    allows a creditor to collect reasonable collection costs and attorney fees incurred in
             14      collecting a debt under the family expense statute.
             15      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             16          None
             17      Other Special Clauses:
             18          None
             19      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             20      AMENDS:
             21          30-2-9, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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             23      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             24          Section 1. Section 30-2-9 is amended to read:
             25           30-2-9. Family expenses -- Joint and several liability.
             26          (1) The expenses of the family and the education of the children are chargeable upon
             27      the property of both husband and wife or of either of them, and in relation thereto they may be


             28      sued jointly or separately.
             29          (2) In an action by a creditor against either husband or wife for the payment of a family
             30      expense, the creditor S. or debtor as the prevailing party .S shall be entitled to recover
             30a      reasonable collection costs S. , interest, .S and attorney fees S. as provided in a contract
             30b      between the creditor and debtor .S .




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