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…
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…
The Effect of a Child Protective Order A child protective order can temporarily terminate the rights of a parent to have custody of his or her children, although they rarely take all rights away. Most courts will permit supervised visitation. Further, even if all rights are temporarily terminated by a child protective order the fact is it is temporary. Child…
On December 28, 2012 the Utah Supreme Court handed down its opinion in State of Utah vs. Manuel Hurtado Rincon which raises the question of whether identity fraud in Utah is a viable property crime any longer. In that case the defendant made up a social security number so that he could get a job. The defendant did not steal…
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…
One of the most difficult things to deal with for most individuals being charged with a crime is not having their expectations of the criminal defense system met. A lot of people will speak to the prosecutor or a private attorney and try and explain their side of the...
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…
Sentencing in Utah Anytime a defendant is convicted of a misdemeanor offense in Utah the defendant has to be sentenced. At sentencing the court can consider just about any information about the defendant that is presented by either the prosecutor or the defendant himself. The court will consider the defendant’s criminal history, the facts of the underlying conviction, any input…
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…
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;…
