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Dissipation Of Marital Assets In a Utah Divorce
Alimony analysis in Utah (The three-step Process!)
Can I Make My Spouse Pay My Attorney Fees For My Utah Divorce?
What Expenses Are Allowed for a Utah Alimony Case?
Sole Legal Custody and Decision Making
Did you know there is a difference between legal custody and physical custody in Utah? A recent case from the Utah Court of Appeals was issued that explains the difference between physical and legal custody and joint and sole legal custody, and what legal custody...
Should You Plead Adultery As Grounds For a Utah Divorce? Do You Have the Proper Evidence of Adultery?
In order to be divorced in Utah, a party must plead and prove a ground by a preponderance of the evidence. The Utah Code states ten grounds for divorce, which is found here: Utah Code 30-3-1(3). The most commonly pleaded ground for divorce is “irreconcilable...
Navigating Divorce As A Business Owner
Business owners who are going through a divorce might be interested to learn of a new case which further defines the issue of how a spouse’s contribution to a business can transform all or part of the business from separate to marital property. In The case of Jerry V....
How Does a Job Loss (or Disability) Affect Alimony?
Over the years, I have had to help clients whose alimony obligation is much higher than the client’s ability to pay. Sometimes a client agrees to an alimony obligation that is too high from the outset, and other times, the client’s ability to pay alimony decreased...
Do You Even Need a Motion For Temporary Orders in Your Utah Divorce Case?
Do You Even Need a Motion For Temporary Orders in your Utah Divorce Case? Not every case needs a Motion For Temporary Orders (“MTO”). The truth is, MOST cases don’t need an MTO. The first thing I consider early in every divorce case is, can we get this case settled or...
Valuation Date of Retirement Account in a Utah Divorce
In my last post, I wrote about the Petrzelka case. Petrzelka v. Goodwin, 2020 UT App 34. In this fascinating court of appeals case, not only did the court deny the husband’s request for alimony, but dealt him another serious defeat by upholding the trial court’s...