Don’t Get in the Car With Someone Who May Be Impaired The Utah Supreme Court recently handed down its ruling in State vs. Simons. Simons was the passenger in a car being driven by Sorensen. Sorensen in Utah County in 2006. Sorensen was driving 10 miles an hour over the speed limit and so a Utah County deputy sheriff pulled…
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Splitting Retirement Benefits in a Utah Divorce
The Woodward Decision and Its Formula In 1982 the Utah Supreme Court decided Woodward v. Woodward, which is the governing law of how retirement benefits are distributed in Utah. In that case the trial judge awarded the wife a portion of the husband’s retirement benefits which had not yet vested. The husband was a civilian employee for Hill Air Force…
Millard County Utah Criminal Defense Attorney | Delta | Fillmore
Hiring a Millard County Utah Criminal Defense Attorney can make all the difference when you have been charged with a serious crime such as assault, domestic violence, or any felony; or if you are facing a drug or alcohol crime like DUI, marijuana possession, or drug distribution. Millard County is located centrally in Utah and the two major cities in…
Bountiful Utah Couple Charged with Aggravated Kidnapping and Robbery
A man and woman who are allegedly engaged were recently charged with aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery. The allegations are that they tied up their victim with duct tape, choked him with a shoe lace, and held him captive for about 12 hours. The evidence that led authorities to the man and woman included clothing left at the scene with…
Guardian Ad Litems in Utah Divorce Cases
Divorce Law and GALs The purpose of a Guardian ad Litem is to represent the interests of the children of divorcing parents. Guardian ad litems also serve the interests of children in other cases involving custody disputes such as terminating parental rights and child protective orders. GALs are tasked with doing what is in the best interest of the children…
Getting a Restraining Order in Utah
A restraining order in Utah can be obtained when an individual has physically harmed you or threatened you with physical harm. In cases where the individual is charged with a crime such as assault or domestic violence, a no contact restraining order will often be issued by the court. As a victim you should have a lawyer to ensure that…
Juvenile Sex Crimes in Utah
Sodomy | Sexual Abuse of a Child Attorney Children commit crimes on children more often than perhaps realized. Such acts are generally perpetrated by an older child on a younger child. Sometimes, the crimes are committed within the same family. Parents typically know nothing about a sex crime committed by their child until after it has been going on for…
Utah Supreme Court Rules on Identity Fraud Law
What is Utah Identity Fraud? Under Utah Code 76-6-1102, identity fraud occurs when a person obtains personal identifying information of another person whether that person is alive or deceased and knowingly or intentionally uses, or attempts to use, that information with fraudulent intent, including to obtain, or attempt to obtain, credit, goods, services, employment, any other thing of value, or…
There Are No Winners With Alimony Awards in Utah
There’s No Crystal Ball Without fail, divorce clients who walk through our door want to know what is going to happen with alimony. The spouse who makes less money obviously wants to know whether he or she is going to get enough money to cover all expenses and then some. The spouse who makes the money wants to keep as…
Sex Crimes Getting You On the Utah Sex Offender Registry
Utah Crimes Which Put You on the Registry The list of crimes which will get you on the Utah Sex Offender Registry includes: enticing a minor; sexual exploitation of a vulnerable adult; unlawful sexual activity with a minor; sexual abuse of a minor; unlawful sexual conduct with a 16 or 17 year old; rape; rape of a child; object rape;…