by Attorney William Fontenot | Apr 16, 2020 | Divorce, Family Law
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... by Attorney William Fontenot | Mar 20, 2020 | Divorce, Family Law, Uncategorized
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... by Attorney William Fontenot | Mar 16, 2020 | Divorce, Family Law
A fascinating case came out from the Utah Court of Appeals in March of 2020 on the issues of alimony and when to value a retirement account for division after a divorce trial. In the case of Petrzelka v. Goodwin, 2020 UT App 34, the husband was seeking alimony from... 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 | Nov 4, 2019 | Family Law, featured, Learn about the Law
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...