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New Utah Law Requires Biological Dads To Pay Pregnancy Support

Charlotte Pence Bond
New Utah Law Requires Biological Dads To Pay Pregnancy Support
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A new bill in Utah is requiring biological fathers to pay financial support to a woman during her pregnancy. The measure, H.B. 113, changes the Utah Child Support Act “in relation to medical costs of pregnancy,” essentially requiring a father to pay half of an expectant mother’s pregnancy costs.

The text of H.B. 113 reads:

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