What is Alimony and How Does It Work in Utah?
What is Alimony? Alimony is a legal obligation imposed by court order upon one spouse in a separate maintenance action or divorce action to provide financial support for the other…
Can a wife expect a property to be split equally if she cheated?
Can a wife expect a property to be split between partners if she cheated on her partner in the US (assuming no contract has been signed)? Yes. People who are…
Munoz-Madrid v. Carlos-Moran – 2018 UT App 95 – alimony
Munoz-Madrid v. Carlos-Moran - 2018 UT App 95 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS PATRICIA MUNOZ-MADRID, Appellee, v. MARTIN ROBERTO CARLOS-MORAN, Appellant. Opinion No. 20161013-CA Filed May 24, 2018 Fourth District…
Christensen v. Christensen – 2018 UT App 53 – interpretation of plain meaning of decree
2018 UT App 53 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS JACQUELINE E. CHRISTENSEN, Appellee, v. JOHN D. CHRISTENSEN, Appellant. Opinion No. 20151084-CA Filed March 29, 2018 First District Court, Logan Department…
Scott v. Scott – 2017 UT 66 – Utah Supreme Court – September 21, 2017 – termination of alimony for cohabitation
This opinion is subject to revision before final publication in the Pacific Reporter 2017 UT 66 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF UTAH JILLIAN SCOTT, Petitioner, v. BRADLEY…
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…