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Originally Posted by agzg
As it's written, some could take the Utah law as meaning that married adults can't have a roommate.
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Probably not - the key is the (legal) definition of "cohabitation," which goes like this:
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n. living together in the same residence, generally either as husband and wife or for an extended period of time as if the parties were married. Cohabitation implies that the parties are having sexual intercourse while living together, but the definition would not apply to a casual sexual encounter. Legal disputes have arisen as to whether cohabitation would refer to same sex partners, which is important to those involved since "cohabitation" is the basis of certain rights and privileges under various laws, regulations and contracts. The findings of the courts vary on this question, but the trend is to include long-standing homosexual relationships as cohabitation.
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That's not to say the law is rock-solid, and will (or should) stand up to legal challenge, but it takes a bit more ... specific situation to get there.