The Family Home in Divorce: Sell It or Let One Spouse Keep It?
For many Utah couples, the family home is the largest asset in the divorce. It is also often the most emotional one. That combination can make it dangerous. A spouse…
Divorce Decree Property Awards Survive Death: Slaughter v. Alleman
2026 UT App 85 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS JOHN B. ALLEMAN, Petitioner, v. THE HONORABLE CHRISTINE JOHNSON AND APRIL SLAUGHTER, Respondents. APRIL SLAUGHTER, Appellee, v. JOHN B. ALLEMAN, Appellant.…
Divorce and Separation, Income Taxes, and Your Filing Status
Most people’s divorce decrees are not issued to coincide perfectly with the first day of the new year, nor do their decrees split all property and child custody rights perfectly…
Child Custody and Tax Implications
So, what happens tax-wise if you have children, are divorced, and share custody of the kids? You could possibly have joint custody, sole (sometimes called “primary”) custody, joint or sole…
Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements in Utah
Many people enter marriage wanting to protect certain assets in the event the marriage were later to fail. When parties enter a marriage and one or both of the members…
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…