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Show t eeks Repeal Judge By JOAN GEYER SALT LAKE CITY Repeal of the Utah Marriage Counseling law with retention of the waiting provision was recommended Thursday afternoon by Fourth District Court Judge Maurice Harding, Provo, of a state study committee." Judge Harding said he believed many couples need counseling but counseling could be done privately by religious advisors, lawyers, psychiatrists, financial experts or "anyone competent to counsel in tfce particular field In which the couple felt-firs- t -- co-chair- " ns, , has trouble." , suggested immediate revision of the law to eliminate defects, but give the principle further trial. Judge Harding, president of Utah District Judges Association, told, the committee "he feels divorce complaints . should be filed Without listing grounds, but with preliminary- - hearing set within ' 30. days of filing. At this hearing, attended by the judge, husband, wife and legal counsel, attempt would be made to determine whether con ciliation was. possible, and, if so, referred to pri couples would-be- . vate counselors.' If finances were at fault, the couple would be directed to seek advice on how to budget; if emotional instability was. trouble, they would be referred to a psychologist, doctor or- - social worker,- pr perhaps consecutively to several kinds of advisors, including a marriage counselor. If 'the judge felt divorce was necessary, grounds would then , be filed. Waiting to file grounds until reconciliation is attempted r helps, save face, said Judge Harding. Ohce a formal charge, such as adultery,. is legally filed, are reluctant to back up. they ' Marriage failures spring out of complex social pressures an d -- W A wonderful "j P new lightness r comes to bourbonf t f I , CLEARANCE PRICES NOW! 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MA M-n- - ; .j holds food! bring me a refrigerator and a I have a buggy for Christmas. -little sister umed Susan. She is 19 months old and she would like a baby doll and a buggy. We would also like some candy and Lee and nuts. Love from cy Susan. We'll leave you a treat. , . " ...With Dear Santa, My name is Nancy Lee. I am 4 yearsold. I have been a very good girl. He said one Utahn whose chil matchL tb '58 Dear Santa -- erations, he said. dren, grandchildren and great" grandchildren had cost the states hundreds of thousands of dollars could have been "bargain treated" at $1000 io $2000 a month atf two in vocaover one and time. Helping a single case proficient complex long periods, enough tions. He said marriage trouble, counseling staff is not available has far reaching effects, but including financial problems, in communities. many. he' counseling can help ;. He said judges have neither 'aid.". spring basically from emotional or mental problems, and he ad- time nor professional backThe committee will meet again vocated heading the state coun- ground to diagnose mental emo- at State Capitol Dec. SO, at S 1 seling service by an expert a tional problems underlying mar-- p.m. with th3 l!cv Letters to Santa . Some cf these riage break-up-s. attitudes date back several gen- n INVENTORY . , 'T V ment. At present scattered-dis-- 1 the field, who would be under trlct judges "administer" v it, the mental health program, with while . the welfare department clinics for team approach" refurnishes funds. ferals. State hospital' is already Dr. Norman Anderson, psychi- under the welfare department... atrist consultant, said he felt it He opposed Judge .Harding's unwise to set Judges over medi- recommendation of community cal and social consultants since referals saying most people It is rare for a man to be equally can't afford to pay private fees all year long . . . when you buy her members These committee view on the same day or at least the week of the filing; John Farr Lafsen, f director, services for children, Utah Welfare Department, said binder present 'law, making counseling mandatory for couples who have filed for divorce, hours of coun seling are tied up with poor success chance. Even screening takes time, he said. ' He advocated making counsel" ing entirely, voluntary . He also recommended unifying jurisdiction by putting the program under the welfare depart h Other .members of the study group expressed the conviction that marriage counseling has been successful despite handicaps of dual Jurisdiction, lack of staff and hostilities of couples forced to wait unduly long for counseling. . problems for; which there is no tained refer al, 28 or 88 per cent with one of the highest divorce rates, in, the nation, needs marsimple answer, says Judge Har- reconciled. . J an headlines "Ever riage counseling, but the' present since ding. the comnounced marriage counseling program began with "serious On this point, the entire program 'failed my phone; hag road blocks." It went into effect mittee is agreed. Many headlines out of Salt Lake County been ringing.. At least 20 or 30 May 14,' 1957, but litigants, more of "failure" were unfair and may. couples told me 'Our marriage or less irrevocably set upon sep" said 'Dr. Rex A. aration, had to wait until Octojeopardize an urgently needed was saved,' program. Salt Lake County with Skidmore. An Ogden judge said ber before counseling staff was 1139 divorces in 1956, had 895 in 31 per cent of Weber County liti- available. This fourmonth wait 157 and has averaged about 80 gated cases were reconciled, "but doubled resentments, he said. reconciliations jumped to more Commissioner Holbrook said . a month this year. eent 80 than when ; per couples counseling should be available Of, overall cases referred for without divorce filing, and it Is counseling from Sept. 15, 195T, sought help voluntarily. State Welfare Commissioner urgent for couplet who have filed to June SO, 1958, only 206 cou C. Holbrook said Utah, to have a first counseling inter Ward 1015 cent re 20 or of per ples ferred were reconciled but these figures are gomewhat deceptive Of 755 court cases, only 70 or n 9.3 per cent were reconciled. Many of these couples, their di vorces held up by passage of the law, and long waits for counseling were fuming by the time they got appointments and extremely reluctant to accept counseling. However, of 84 cases referred $s--w V at an earlier stage in marital warfare, 32 or 38 per cent were reconciled; of 81 couples self referred, 52' or 64.2 per cent reconciled. Of 22 agency referals, half were reconciled; of physician referals, 13 out of 20 or . 65 per cent reconciled. 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