Why Collaborative Divorce Usually Isn’t Worth It

In theory, collaborative divorce sounds ideal. What is "collaborative divorce"? The two spouses discuss together with their lawyers, mental health professional, financial specialist, and sometimes a child psychologist or development specialist…

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What is Your Best Negotiating Trick?

Once I realized that “negotiating trick” is just a synonym for “manipulation,” at best and “fraud” at worst, I stopped employing such tricks in negotiations. You wouldn’t want to be…

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What’s wrong with divorce mediation in Utah?

Much. And much that you can prevent, once you know what to avoid, what to do, and why. Profiteering mediators. It’s hard to find anyone selling goods or services these days…

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Taylor v. Taylor – 2022 UT 35 – Divorce Arbitration

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF UTAH DAVID JENKINS TAYLOR, Appellant, v. JILL MARIE TAYLOR, Appellee. No. 20191090 Heard: April 13, 2022 Filed August 18, 2022 On Certification…

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Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 38: Arb-med, part II

By Quinton Lister, legal assistant Last week I wrote a post about Arb-med and how it can benefit practitioners of law, particularly family law. In this post I will be…

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Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 37: Arb-med

By Quinton Lister, legal assistant  I have mentioned in previous posts that I am interested in the field of alternative dispute resolution, or “ADR”.   What is ADR? Its any means…

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