| Eric K. Johnson, Attorney Utah Family Law, LC Direct Dial to Eric 801-450-0183 - Office: 801-466-9277 eric@divorceutah.com |
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Lawyers and mediators will often spend a lot of time on their websites telling you about things like:
• their professional skill and knowledge • how cost effective they are • their use of advanced technology • their thorough understanding of client needs • the high quality of [...] I am sure the writers mean well, but I am weary of “children are victims of everything in divorce” articles.
Divorce is a crying shame, but a fact of life for a lot of kids now. Children confront all kinds of terrible things as they go through life, divorce being one of many. Children aren’t [...] There are many points of contention in a divorce action, from child custody to asset and debt distribution. After child custody, one of the most contentious issues in a divorce is alimony
This is largely due to the vague and ambiguous definition of alimony. Child support obligations are calculated based upon a mathematic formula [...] I recently wrote on a divorce lawyer’s discussion thread:
While it may make some feel better to suggest that divorce is nothing more than a lifestyle choice, it is not. The effects of divorce (making exception for truly abusive and/or dysfunctional relationships) are devastating, particularly for children, but by no means exclusively for children. [...] The policy should be that if anyone (man or woman) petitions for divorce without asserting (and proving) fault against the other spouse then that petitioner is rebuttably presumed unworthy of alimony, unless the petitioner can show, by clear and convincing evidence, that some equitable principle(s) dictate(s) that alimony be awarded.
Anyone (man or woman) [...] |
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