Fontenot Law is able to handle divorce cases without the need to come to our offices. If you want to get information about a Utah divorce case, you can call us at 801.312.9330. We can get your case started without needing to come to the office in person, and for uncontested cases, you do not […]

To get a Utah divorce or family law case to trial, you must first go through a Commissioner Pretrial Conference. From this hearing comes what is called a pretrial order. It is very important that the pretrial order states each and every issue you plan on having the court decide at the end of the trial.

How is student loan debt divided in a Utah divorce case? This question was answered recently by the Utah Court of Appeals in a case called Burggraaf v. Burggraaf, 2019 UT App 195. Generally, any debt incurred during a marriage is considered marital debt, which should be divided equally by the parties. However, there is generally

Most of the divorce cases we handle result in a settlement. Settlements happen not because the attorneys are not aggressive enough, but because the parties, through the advice of their attorneys, are making agreements that are similar to how a court would decide the cases. Some unscrupulous attorneys will delay settlement for as long as

The Best Advice I’ve Ever Heard on How to Choose an Attorney One weekend I found myself in a used bookstore in Bountiful. I came across a book titled, “All You Need to Know About the Music Business,” by Donald S. Passman. Passman is a music industry lawyer. The book is written as advice to

How Do I Start My Divorce Or Modification Case? Many of the people that come to my office for a free consult don’t even know where to start when it comes to starting a divorce proceedings, filing for a divorce or custody modification. The truth is, getting a case started is usually the easiest part.

By the time a couple files for divorce, each spouse’s priority should be starting a new life as an unmarried person; it should not be about who wins and who loses.  People going through a divorce should focus on their own legal rights.  They should not put their efforts into making their ex’s life as difficult as

October 15, 2014 by Attorney William Fontenot with Comments Off on What to Expect in Your Free Consultation With an Experienced Divorce Attorney When you come to my office for a free divorce and family law consultation I’m not going to try to sell you on my firm or push you in one direction or

The division of a retirement account in a divorce can be difficult and confusing, even for experienced attorneys. Take, for example, the attorneys working on a case entitled Granger v. Granger, 2016 UT App 67. In Granger, Husband and Wife were both represented by family law attorneys who had been practicing for over ten years. During the trial,