Sometimes, after parties receive a final Decree of divorce (or parentage), one or perhaps both parties later wish to amend the Decree based on a change in circumstances with the parties or their children. At Daniel…

At the onset of a married couple’s separation in Utah, the parties might feel like there are more questions than answers when it comes to the temporary status of the parties’ funds, assets, and properties, prior…

As you might have read about in some of our previous blogs, alimony - also known as spousal support - is sometimes awarded to a party in a divorce proceeding.  An alimony award may be impacted…

Under Utah law, parents have a fundamental right to parent their children. The Utah Termination of Parental Rights Act states: “Under both the United States Constitution and the constitution of this state, a parent possesses a…

When joint physical custody (i.e., when a child spends more than 30% of overnights with each parent), is considered but not determined to be a viable option in a divorce or parentage case, a Utah Court…

We’ve all heard the phrase “contempt of Court,” whether it be from a courtroom scene in a television show, or a neighbor talking about their real-life lawsuit. But what does being “in contempt of Court” actually…