The Daily Universe
Fathers will now be required to pay 50% of out-of-pocket pregnancy costs in Utah. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
A new law in the state of Utah now requires biological fathers to pay half of any out-of-pocket pregnancy costs.
The bill, introduced by Rep. Brady Brammer, R-Pleasant Grove, was meant to address some of the issues related to financial obligations during pregnancy, which Brammer said have fallen heavily on women in the past.
Financial responsibility will now fall equally on both parents. Fathers of an unborn child will now be required to pay 50% of the costs, provided that paternity is not disputed. If paternity is disputed, responsibility to pay the out-of-pocket costs will be held off until a paternity test can be administered.