by Attorney William Fontenot | Dec 2, 2019 | Divorce, Family Law
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...
by Attorney William Fontenot | Nov 19, 2019 | Child Custody, Divorce, Family Law
What Drives Divorce and Custody Litigation? 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...
by Attorney William Fontenot | Oct 28, 2019 | Divorce, Family Law, featured, Utah Divorce Law
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...
by Attorney William Fontenot | Mar 13, 2019 | Divorce
How to Have a Painless Divorce 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. ...
by Attorney William Fontenot | Dec 21, 2016 | Child Custody, Divorce, Other, Property
by Attorney William Fontenot | Oct 10, 2016 | Divorce, Utah Divorce Law
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...
