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Remove GFCI's ... seriously don't. The nuisance tripping that may have happened with devices made in the late 80's are no longer. Seriously they've become very reliable. The new Arc-fault breakers... are better but not perfect as of yet.
As far as when certain circuits became required if I were to guess would be probably mid 90's. No matter when it was built you should have at worst a bath combined with a lighting load and kitchen possibly on one circuit.
The reason for all of these multi circuits are: Kitchens now have how many portable appliances? tons. And why a separate for bathroom only? cause most builders extend that single circuit through all the baths in a house. When I was a kid it was one bath and we all stood in the hallway waiting our turn. Now? 2 or 3 baths running on 1 circuit with mom and daughter running curling things and dryers at the same time.
No idea of how to get that circuit off the bath circuit at this point but at least you do know where it comes from.
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