Can Alimony Payments Be Awarded on a Permanent Basis?
- posted: May 20, 2024
- Alimony,  Family Laws
Changes in law and society over the past few decades have triggered significant adjustments to alimony orders in Utah and other states. While movies and television shows might lead people Read More
Does Adultery Affect Property Division in a Utah Divorce?
- posted: Mar. 20, 2024
- Alimony,  Family Laws,  Divorce
When a marriage ends because a spouse has committed adultery, the legal process of divorce can be highly emotional. In some cases, someone whose husband or wife has cheated might Read More
Birdnesting Custody: A Child-Centered Approach to Divorce
- posted: Jan. 20, 2024
- Child Custody
Divorce can be a difficult and stressful experience for everyone involved, especially for children. One way to minimize the impact of divorce on children is to create a child-centered custody Read More
Unique Challenges of Divorcing a Spouse with Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- posted: Nov. 20, 2023
- Divorce
Divorcing a spouse with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) can be challenging. Narcissists generally have an inflated sense of self-importance, a deep need for admiration and a lack of empathy for Read More
Methods of Enforcing a Child Support Order
- posted: Sep. 20, 2023
- Family Laws
In every state, minor children have the right to financial support from their parents. Upon the couple’s divorce or petition from an unmarried parent, the family court will enter appropriate Read More
What Conditions Must be Met to Have a Valid Common Law Marriage?
- posted: Jul. 20, 2023
- Family Laws
A common law marriage is a relationship that has all of the attributes of a conventional legal marriage, but has not been formalized with a marriage license or ceremony. A Read More
Dealing with Changes to Custody and Visitation Arrangements Caused by COVID-19
- posted: Jun. 04, 2020
- Family Laws
Divorced parents are accustomed to raising children amidst changing circumstances, but the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced challenges that many of us have never seen before. Stay at home orders have Read More
Will the U.S. See its Divorce Rate Spike After the COVID-19 Quarantine Ends?
- posted: May 27, 2020
- Divorce
With so many American residents stuck at home with their families, prognosticators have predicted that several months down the road, the country could experience a baby boom and a divorce Read More
How a Coronavirus-related Income Loss Could Affect Your Alimony and Child Support
- posted: May 20, 2020
- Family Laws
Many people have faced a job loss or reduction in income due the coronavirus pandemic. In such a case it might be difficult for an ex-spouse paying alimony or a Read More
Who Gets the Stimulus Check When Spouses Are Separated or Divorcing?
- posted: Apr. 27, 2020
- Divorce
Going through a divorce is stressful enough, but the coronavirus pandemic spreading throughout the United States presents additional complications for spouses who have decided to split. In addition to changes Read More
Communicating With Your Ex About COVID-19 Custody Issues
- posted: Apr. 20, 2020
- Family Laws,  Child Custody
During a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, family becomes more important than ever, especially for children whose schedules have been disrupted by long-term school closures and the cancellation of Read More
Child support and guidelines
- posted: Oct. 27, 2018
- Family Laws
Can parents (or persons having child's custody) agree on paying lower child support than the Utah guidelines require? The answer is yes, they can providing they draft specific findings that Read More
Disability and right to counsel
- posted: Oct. 27, 2018
- Guardianship/Conservatorship
In Summer of 2017 the ACLU of Utah filed a case asking the court to issue a ruling that anyone who is a respondent to legal guardianship proceedings should be Read More
Parenting Plan
- posted: Oct. 18, 2018
- Uncategorized
Utah Custody Lawyers help Create Parenting Plans When parties are filing their divorce or paternity case and they have children, they are required to file their proposed parenting plan pursuant to Read More
Guardianship/Conservatorship
- posted: Oct. 03, 2018
- Guardianship/Conservatorship
The guardianship section needs to talk about guardianships for adults and guardianship for minor children. These are two different processes in Utah. The drafters need to review and Read More
Custody Evaluation
- posted: Sep. 19, 2018
- Child Custody
In some cases, it becomes important to have a custody evaluation done. In order to start the process, a petitioning parent has to prepare a motion with supporting documents and Read More