If my spouse is cheating on me, will I get full custody of our children?
If I have evidence of my spouse cheating on me, how likely am I to get full custody of my children? Most divorce/custody cases are complicated and rarely are decided…
Can my ex force me not to pay for my child’s college tuition, even though I can afford to pay it in full?
Can my ex force me not to pay for my child's college tuition, even though I can afford to pay it in full? My ex and I have a growing…
What are the biases shown in family law?
What are the biases shown in family law? Every human bias imaginable can affect a family law case, but the ones that I find most common and most troubling are…
Remarriage Affecting Child Support?
QUESTION: Does remarriage affect child support? My ex-wife remarried a man who makes about 4x more than I do annually. Because of this she doesn’t have to work anymore. I…
Discovery is past due! What if my ex won’t respond?
During the discovery process, what happens if the opposing party doesn't answer his/her discovery questions in a divorce or child custody battle? What CAN happen (in Utah, where I practice…
If You Agreed to Get Hosed in Your Divorce Settlement, You Will Get Hosed
So you don't like the terms of your divorce settlement and you're wanting to modify those terms. I hope that when you signed that settlement agreement you didn't agree to…
Divorce and Income Taxes
What effects do divorce, alimony, child custody, child support, and property division have on your income taxes? Do these effects matter enough to consider? Yes. To be sure, when going…
Guide to Succeeding in Divorce While Reducing the Time and Costs
Contents If you are the victim of serious or escalating domestic violence, get help and get to safety first. 2 Advance Planning, If You Have That Option. 2 Gather in…
Should I Get a Divorce Coach? (I won’t keep you in suspense: No).
My blog post here is inspired by a blog post by Karen Bigman, who identifies herself as a “divorce coach.” Here is the link to her post, there’s a link…
Save Yourself from Bad Divorce Lawyers
You’ve heard the nightmare divorce stories: The divorces that go on and on for years with no end in sight, all the while costing tens of thousands of dollars; The…
Creative and Convenient Ways to Ensure Child Support is Paid
Note: You do not need to be divorced or going through a divorce to find this article helpful. This article is not intended to benefit only those who have received…
When Is a Penny Saved a Penny Wasted?
Divorce carries with it consequences that could go on for years for those you care about the most (and that includes you!). Still, you feel the need to “save money”…
No Fault Divorce? How Infidelity in Utah can Cost you
Though Utah is a no-fault divorce state, and divorces are routinely—and almost exclusively—granted for “irreconcilable differences,” infidelity in Utah can still wind up costing you in divorce. The Utah Code…
Imputing Income in Utah
There are many issues in a typical divorce that are hotly disputed but child support and spousal support (aka alimony) invariably top that list. This is, in part, because even…
Artificially modifying income: Why efforts to trick the court about your income usually will not work
Near countless hours have been spent fighting over how much alimony or child support parties should pay and receive in a divorce action. While in Utah the legislature has established…
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…
Advances in Technology and Termination of Alimony in Utah
Under Utah Code Ann. § 30–3–5(10) unless otherwise provided in the divorce decree, alimony “terminates upon establishment by the party paying alimony that the former spouse is cohabitating with another…
Alimony – The Facts
With rare exception, nobody on either side of a spousal support or alimony issue is ever satisfied. Those seeking alimony contend there's never enough. Those paying alimony contend too much…
“I don’t know if this is important, but…”
“I don’t know if this is important, but…” I can’t speak for anyone else, but my parents dreaded hearing that phrase from me as a teenager. It nearly always…
Preparing to File For Divorce
A few things you suspected, weren’t sure of, and that I can confirm for you: Filing for divorce is a daunting task in all but the simplest cases. There are…