Here is a common situation: A wife and husband have been having marital problems for some time. Things escalate and one of the parties decides to file for divorce. In this case, let’s say the wife, takes the first steps towards divorce. In the process she meets with a divorce lawyer who suggests she files a protective order because the…
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Violation of Protective Order | Utah Family Law Attorney
Protective Orders in a Utah Divorce A divorce in Utah can get very complicated very quickly. Like any family law matter in Utah, such as a child custody or child support fight, divorces have very high levels of emotion running between the two parties. Uncontested divorces are preferable to any contested divorce because the parties agree to separate and don’t…
Protective Orders | Stoping Abuse
A Utah family is grateful this holiday season to have their daughter still alive. They are grateful for this because their daughter was pushed from a moving vehicle by her abusive boyfriend, while they were traveling at 65 mph. The couple had apparently started fighting about where the girl worked and after assaulting her in the vehicle and breaking her…
Divorces In Utah Can Often Turn Violent
Violent Divorces in Utah may Need a Protective Order Many people in Utah may believe that criminal law is the most dangerous area of the law to be involved in but it often appears not to be the only dangerous area of the law. Utah family law can often be as dangerous as criminal law because emotions run so high…
Forget the Utah Protective Order – Use Temporary Orders
Protective Orders and Utah Divorces In our experience contested divorces in Utah often start off with one of the spouses filing a protective order against the other spouse. There are many situations where the filing of a protective order is completely legitimate. Unfortunately, many people use the protective order process to get an upper hand in the divorce. Protective orders…