Minor in Possession and Unlawful Consumption The Utah Legislature, in all of its infinite wisdom, has mandated that any adult between the ages of 18 and 21 who is in possession of alcohol or is cited for unlawfully consuming alcohol must have his license suspended for one year. How an 18 year old drinking in his dorm room or at…
Safeguarding Your Property One of the major problems with divorce in Utah for high net worth individuals and families is that all of the property accumulated over the course of a marriage is subject to equitable distribution. This means that all marital property is fair game for distribution. Neither the husband nor the wife have any advantage over the other…
Sandy City Police arrested two 13 year old girls after they tweeted about going to an 18 year old house to smoke pot. The police were tipped off by a parent who looked through one of the girls cell phones and discovered the tweets about doing drugs at an older boy’s house. Unfortunately, we see many cases involving twitter and…
In Utah, there are strict time limits for state and city prosecutors to bring criminal charges against an individual. These time frames are known as “statute of limitations” and once limitations period runs that is it – charges cannot be brought thereafter. The following state of limitations apply: Generally speaking, a felony must be brought within four (4) years; Negligent…
A person may be guilty of Obstruction of Justice in Utah if they are found to basically have interfered with a police investigation or the apprehension of a suspect. However, the level of conduct by a person to fall under this statute is more than what a simple...
A spouse with a drug problem, whether marijuana, cocaine, meth, prescription drugs, or anything else, can cause significant problems in a marriage and such addictions are often the cause of divorce or other family law related problems. The issues get even more problematic when children are involved. The courts are typically not friendly to parents with drug problems. There are…
Many people each year in Utah are cited or arrested for Interference with Arresting Officer. The problem in many cases is that the law on this issue does not extend to the conduct alleged by the police and a charge of this nature should never have been brought. We have seen many cases in our years of defending people accused…
A Utah Wrongful Appropriation Attorney at Salcido Law Firm can take your defense when you have been accused of a theft related crime in Salt Lake City, Provo, Ogden, or St. George. A Wrongful Appropriation charge may result if you have been accused of temporarily taking someone else’s property without their consent. You may also be charged with this crime…
What is a Temporary Restraining Order? A temporary restraining order in a Utah divorce case is an emergency procedure available to a party who must get immediate relief. This most often arises in situations where one party is threatening to leave the state or country with the parties child or children. Another time it often arises is when one party…
We receive many phone calls and questions each week regarding the Child Abandonment Laws in Utah. Many parents wish to terminate parental rights of another due to the other parent’s abandonment of the children. In some cases, abandonment may play a substantial role in determining how a custody proceeding or termination case may resolve. This article provides a few general…
