What are legal ways one can prevent having to pay spousal support in case of a divorce?

What are legal ways one can prevent having to pay spousal support in case of a divorce? Do you really mean “What are legally and equitably valid ways one can prevent having…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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