Who Gets the Benefit of the Doubt? What the Lindsay Clancy Case Can Teach Utah Family Courts

The Lindsay Clancy murder trial is about as far removed from an ordinary Utah divorce case as one can imagine. Clancy admitted killing her three young children in Massachusetts in…

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How Extended Summer Parent-Time Actually Works Under Utah Code §§ 81-9-302 and 81-9-303

Not every Utah parent is subject to the default parent-time schedules found in Utah Code §§ 81-9-302 and 81-9-303. Many parents operate under customized custody and parent-time provisions created by agreement or court…

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The “Custom-Tailored” Holiday Schedule vs. Utah’s Statutory Plan

One of the most common mistakes parents make in Utah child custody disputes is assuming that a “custom-tailored” holiday schedule must automatically be better than Utah’s standard statutory holiday parent-time…

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