Increased Legal Rights of Gay and Lesbian Couples It is apparent that public opinion concerning gay and lesbian marriages is changing throughout America. Though there is still a minority of states that have legalized gay and lesbian marriages, the future will probably see more states and courts legalizing such marriages. This is true especially in light of the U.S. Supreme…
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Paternity Actions and Custody
When a person comes in to meet with a divorce attorney they usually only have results in mind, they’re not sure how to get from Point A to Point B but they at least know what Point B is. A common scenario is with custody, often times after a big fight with their ex or some other similar situation a…
Resolution through Mediation
Most divorce proceedings begin with one of the spouses explaining to an attorney why they deserve a divorce and why the other spouse is at fault. With all the heartache and the emotion that comes with the decision to get a divorce it is no wonder that these arguments are very emotionally charged and focus on how on person has…
The Utah Divorce Process | Contested or Not
Most married couples don’t look into how a divorce works when they’re getting married, most married couples don’t plan on getting divorced, and so most married couples don’t understand the process of divorce or the different options they have. Its important to first understand what a divorce is, in its simplest form the divorce is simply a contract between two…
The Basics of Special Marital Agreements
When people hear the phrase special marital agreements they seldom know what it actually refers to, but when they hear “prenup” they know exactly what it means. In fact a prenup, a prenuptial agreement is a form of a special marital agreement. Special marital agreements are simply contracts between spouses that denotes certain aspects of the marriage such as the…
Mediation – Is It For You?
Mediation Required in Utah Divorce Cases At the beginning of most divorce cases the two sides are at odds and usually not very happy with each other. The general sentiment usually starts out as something like “I know I’m right and I’m going to go to the court who is going to back me up and say I’m right.” As…
Marital Contracts
Prenups & Postnups Although it is not usually viewed as such, marriage at its core is simply a contractual relationship with another person. Although, our society and government has attached many more meanings and interpretations to marriage the generic marriage ceremony simply sets out duties and obligations that parties are promising to keep. Along with the usual marriage contract there…
Paternity Issues in Utah
Establishing Paternity Married Couples Paternity is basically another word for fatherhood and in Utah paternity rules fall into two categories, married couples and unmarried couples. If a woman that is married has a baby in Utah then the husband of that woman is automatically considered the father of the child and paternity is established, regardless of the actual paternity. This…
Utah’s Displaced Homemaker Program
Legislature Fails to Reauthorize Program Over two decades ago the Utah State Legislature approved a program that provided assistance to homemakers charged with the task of re-entering the workforce after losing support from their husband. This lose of support could come from death, loss of work, a disability, or even divorce. The State helped fund this program through an extra…
Premarital Counseling in Utah Seeks to Curb Divorce
Premarital Counseling | Divorce | Utah Family Law Attorney Utah Family Law Attorneys Are Busy Most people in Utah are aware that the divorce rate is high in the Salt Lake area and the rest of the state. With nearly have half of all marriages ending in divorce, many people believe the institution of marriage is threatened. The high divorce…