What happens if you get caught lying in family court?
I’ve been a divorce and family law attorney for 23 years and gone back and forth over the years on my opinion of how the courts feel about and how…
2019 UT App 207 – Peeples v. Peeples – modification of child custody
2019 UT App 207 - THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS ADAM LEGRANDE PEEPLES, Appellee, v. ANNALEISE T. PEEPLES, Appellant. Opinion No. 20180713-CA Filed December 19, 2019 Third District Court, Salt…
Wollsieffer v. Wollsieffer – 2019 UT App 99 – modifying child support
THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS BURRIS WOLLSIEFFER, Appellant, v. HEATHER WOLLSIEFFER, Appellee. Opinion No. 20170645-CA Filed June 6, 2019 Third District Court, Salt Lake Department The Honorable Matthew Bates No.…
Rosser v. Rosser – 2019 UT App 5 – contempt of court
2019 UT App 5 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS HOLLY REBECCA ROSSER, Appellee, v. RONALD LEE ROSSER, Appellant. Opinion No. 20170736-CA Filed January 10, 2019 Sixth District Court, Panguitch Department…
Morality Clause: Can Include One in My Decree of Divorce?
Can I successfully put a morality clause in a custody agreement to prevent my child from a living arrangement where my ex is living with a girlfriend? This practice is…
How Do I Get My Ex Prosecuted for Custodial Inteference?
QUESTION: What can I file in court for custodial interference? Is it just a matter of filing a motion for order to show cause? Or is there more to it?…
Do you believe in public shaming of parents who don’t pay child support?
Do you believe in public shaming of parents who don't pay child support? No, for at least four major reasons (in no particular order): Public shaming of a parent who…
As a divorce lawyer, what is the most petty thing one of your clients had you do?
QUESTION: As a divorce lawyer, what is the most petty thing one of your clients had you do? ANSWER: Thanks for the question. The answer is: nothing. Legal whores do…
My ex just announced he’s taking the children during my parent-time.
QUESTION: I have a question about parent-time inference. My ex-husband is taking the children out of town last minute and his plans overlap and will interfere with my holiday parent-time.…
What is OSC?
QUESTION: I hear about holding an ex who is not complying with the provisions of the Decree of Divorce or other court orders held accountable with an "OSC" What is…