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 | 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...
by Attorney William Fontenot | Jan 5, 2016 | Divorce, Family Law, Utah Divorce Law
For divorcing couples, alimony is often a highly contentious issue. In the most common situation where alimony is at stake, one of the couples is a high earner, and the other is a relatively low earner. Upon divorce, the higher earner believes that since the marriage...
by Attorney William Fontenot | Apr 21, 2015 | Divorce, Family Law, Utah Divorce Law
In a Utah divorce case, marital property and debt are to be divided equitably. Although this is a seemingly simple standard, there can be many complications that arise. For example, in marriages of long duration, it can be difficult to determine what property is...
by Attorney William Fontenot | Jan 6, 2015 | Divorce, Family Law, Utah Divorce Law
If you waited until January to start a divorce, you are not alone. According to Market Watch, divorce filings jump by one third in January. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/divorce-filings-jump-by-one-third-in-january-2015-01-05?dist=lcountdown Though in many cases...
by Attorney William Fontenot | Dec 31, 2014 | Family Law, Utah Divorce Law
Okay, you made it through the holidays. Great job! For many of you, you’ve had to suffer through all kinds of indignities, insults, and rudeness from your spouse, or even worse, from your in-laws. You’ve struggled to keep everything together and keep the...
