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…
Get Protected Right Away A lot of individuals who have been charged with a crime believe that they can handle the matter alone without an attorney. Other individuals believe that they can go to their first court date without an attorney and then look for an attorney thereafter. Recent developments in Salt Lake County demonstrate the need for a criminal…
Wyoming Shooting Suspect Caught An Oregon fugitive was apprehended on Sunday after a high speed chase that ended with a police spike strip. Roy Fritts and his wife Jessica were traveling with a friend when an argument broke out and the friend Edmund Thornell was said to be shot multiple times. Thornell flagged down a car near Evanston Wyoming asking…
Felony or Misdemeanor? Different Types of Criminal Mischief Children in Ogden, Salt Lake, Provo, and St. George often get into trouble because they are curious about the world around them. They go exploring where they shouldn’t be or mess around with things that shouldn’t be disturbed. People often refer to a child’s antics as mischief. When most people think of…
Living in Society Brings Responsibilities and Benefits Living in a civilized society brings certain responsibilities but also many benefits. People living in Ogden, Salt Lake Provo, St. George and the rest of Utah are expected to give up their right to whatever they want in exchange for the protection of a society that has laws and punishments when those laws…
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…
Warren Jeffs Wants to Represent Himself The most recent news out of Texas is that FLDS Church leader Warren Jeffs told the judge in his case that he wants to fire his attorney and represent himself. His reasons for this desire is that the attorney does not understand the facts of the case and that by defending himself “true justice”…
Sentencing for False Bidding Tim DeChristopher was sentenced yesterday at the federal courthouse in Salt Lake City. DeChristopher who was earlier convicted of disrupting a federal oil and gas lease auction in 2008, did not receive the maximum penalty of 10 years but the two years sentence still incited outrage. In 2008 DeChristopher originally went to the BLM auction of…
Protective Order Defense, Salt Lake City, Ogden, St. George Hundreds of people are served with protective orders in Utah each month. Protective orders are one of the most common actions brought in the courts and not all of them are justified. In fact, many protective orders are filed every week that are completely without merit and meant only to harass…
Annulment: Well Known, Rarely Used It’s a common theme for entertainment programs, two of the characters get intoxicated and they get married by mistake. Oops. So what do they do, well they get an annulment. In reality, however, that scenario really doesn’t play out that often. As usually what makes for good entertainment isn’t very firmly rooted in reality. Utah’s…
