Utah Supreme Court Holds Spanking Child Not Abuse

The Utah Supreme Court held that spanking a child is not abuse, absent evidence of harm to the child.

Sanford Hausler is of counsel with Cox Padmore Skolnik & Shakarchy LLP in New York, New York.

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