Utah enacts divorce prevention / trial separation package

A Utah divorce lawyer and legislator has sponsored legislation requiring divorcing couples with children, and allowing those without children, to attend "a divorce orientation class ... to help them understand the impacts of divorce, provide resources for strengthening their marriage, and resources to go through the divorce and deal with post-divorce issues with less pain, if they proceed." It also  lets couples file for temporary separation instead of divorce. More information is on the Smart Marriages site.

Text of the legislation, as enacted