Alimony and Income Equalization
There are many points of contention in a divorce action, from child custody to asset and debt distribution. After child custody, one of the most contentious issues in a divorce is alimony This is...
View ArticleHow to prepare your kids for divorce
Divorce can be—and usually is—difficult and expensive, both financially and emotionally. Having minor children almost always increases both the financial and emotional toll of a divorce. How do you...
View ArticleIs There Any Difference Between a Family Law Attorney and a Divorce Attorney?...
You may have wondered what the difference is between a “family law attorney” and a “divorce attorney.” Not usually. Differences do exist, however, and often depend on the context in which the terms...
View ArticleTop 10 Ways to Save Yourself from Divorce Lawyers
Top 10 Ways to Save Yourself from Divorce Lawyers You’ve heard the nightmare divorce stories: • The divorces that go on and on with no end in sight; all the while costing tens of thousands of...
View ArticleCalculating Child Health and Medical Insurance Premiums in Utah Divorce
Here’s an example of a situation that often arises: The mother maintains health and dental insurance for the parties’ minor child. The cost of insurance for herself is $1.00 (why so cheap?; because...
View ArticleInstallment Payment Plans With Divorce Lawyers Are, Like Good Intentions, the...
Some divorce lawyers think that installment plans are a great way for clients to pay for legal services. Installment plans are a great deal for clients, but a terrible deal for lawyers. If you can find...
View ArticleCan Utah Force a Parent to Get a Child Health Insurance Through an Employer?
And now another issue of “Ask Utah Family Law, LC“ Dear Utah Family Law, I am an unwed father of one child. Her mother and I do not live together. The child’s mother has health insurance for the child...
View Article“Fault” is now a factor in determining alimony in Utah
Until the 2013 Utah state legislative session, “fault” in the marital sense of the word was never really a substantial factor, if a factor at all, in determining an alimony award. But that changed in...
View ArticleBorderline Personality Disorder (in a Nutshell)
By Scott M. Carter Why is it called borderline personality disorder? Wikipedia answers this question quite well: The first significant psychoanalytic work to use the term “borderline” was written by...
View ArticleHow to Have As Much Control Over Your Own Divorce as Legally Possible
Planning for a divorce may take as much time, or more, than planning and organizing a wedding, yet most people care about and spend far more time on their impending marriage than on their divorce....
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