In this day and age it’s commonplace for couples who divorce to share custody of the children. One parent may be the custodial parent who handles more of the day to day parenting in the original family home, but it’s…
So, you’ve decided to get a divorce. While the biggest decision has been made, to legally separate from your spouse, it will likely not be the most painful or complicated as you work through the process. You know that you…
For many couples facing divorce, one of the most difficult issues to settle is who gets to keep the house – or whether to keep the house at all. In Utah, couples divide marital property under the equitable standard, which…
As an unwed father, other parties may have made you feel as if you have no rights to your child. The mother of the child may not want you to have contact with the child for whatever reason, but you…
The summer months are almost here. This means that parents who aren’t in a relationship with each other will have to figure out how child custody matters will be handled this summer. This is actually an important matter for…
Some divorcing couples in Utah have dogs instead of kids – or they might have a cat, an iguana, a bird or a salamander. Regardless the kind of pet, if you’re attached to your animal friend, letting go of him…
You don’t know if you want a divorce, but you do know that your marriage is not working as it is now. Over the years, you’ve become more and more unhappy, and you think a divorce might be the…
Getting divorced is often a complicated process that involves heightened emotions. Unfortunately, this causes many people to make rash decisions when it comes time to negotiate a settlement. Imagine ending a marriage that lasted for more than ten years….
It’s the conversation you dread: Telling your kids that you and your spouse are splitting up. You, personally, are fine with the split. So is your spouse. You’re even on good terms. You don’t see this as an insult…
Normally, Utah civil and criminal law remain two different divisions. But there is a certain sector of Utah law where — unfortunately — family and criminal law sometimes intersect. That point of confluence occurs when domestic violence allegations are…