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Will my husband be legally an owner of a company that I start just because he is my husband?

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Business Interests, Business Valuation, Division of Marital Property, Marital Property, Premarital property
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Will my husband be legally an owner of a company that I start just because he is my husband? It is possible to obtain an interest in a spouse’s business. Let me show you how it works in Utah in…
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Unique challenges for men and women face in divorce and child custody

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Alimony and Support, Child Custody, Custody, Domestic Violence, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Men's Divorce Issues, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Women's Divorce Issues
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The unique challenges men and women face in divorce and child custody cases What follows is my opinion, but my honest and sincere opinion born of experience over the past 23 years in the practice of divorce and family law.…
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Can I get a cost-free divorce if, say, my spouse is verbally and emotionally abusive?

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Abuse, Attorney Fees, Divorce Costs, Divorce Fears, Divorce Law, Divorce Lawyers, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Emotional abuse, Men's Divorce Issues, Women's Divorce Issues
Can I get a cost-free divorce if, say, my spouse is verbally and emotionally abusive? In a sense, yes, but not because of a finding that your spouse “verbally and emotionally abused” your and (usually) only if: the court waives…
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Utah Courts “Divorce Education for Children” program is free of charge

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Child Custody, Child Custody Modification, Child Support, Children in Divorce, Co-parenting, Custody, Divorce Law, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness
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The Utah Courts provide a “Divorce Education for Children” program that is free of charge for children 9-12 years of age whose parents are divorcing. More information about the program is provided below. Los Tribunales de Utah proporcionan un programa…
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What does it take to get the court to award custody to the father?

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Child Custody, Custody, Divorce Fears, Divorce Law, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Family Law, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Men's Divorce Issues, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Parental Rights, Women's Divorce Issues
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What does it take to get the court to award custody to the father? Either: A) a miracle or B) the mother has to be so clearly an unfit parent that the court cannot both i) award her custody and…
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Can one spouse or the other avoid paying taxes on a joint tax?

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Divorce Fears, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Finances, Marital Debts, Men's Divorce Issues, Taxation, Women's Divorce Issues
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Can one spouse or the other avoid paying taxes on a joint tax? Tax law does not require married couples to file joint income tax returns simply by virtue of being married. So there is no such thing as a…
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Are prenuptial agreements used only to avoid divorce settlements?

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Antenuptial Agreements, Divorce Attorneys, Divorce Lawyers, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Men's Divorce Issues, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Prenuptial Agreements, Women's Divorce Issues
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Are prenuptial agreements used only to avoid divorce settlements? Prenuptial agreements are used primarily to avoid the expense, the misery, and the waste of time divorce actions can (and usually do) cause by agreeing in advance what the separate property…
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Why do people need legal advisors if all the laws can be found on the Internet?

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Divorce Attorneys, Divorce Law, Divorce Lawyers, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Legal System, Utah Court Rules, Utah Law
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Why do people need legal advisors (I’m not referring to litigators) if all the laws can be found on the Internet? Good question, and the answer is simple and clear: There are many times when people need legal experts (and…
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How do courts view mothers who abandon their family during a divorce?

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Child Abuse, Child Custody, Child Neglect, Co-parenting, Coping With Divorce, Custody, Divorce Court, Divorce Fears, Divorce Law, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Family Law, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Legal Custody, Legal System, Men's Divorce Issues, Mental Illness, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Parental Fitness, Parental Rights, Personality Disorders, Psychological Evaluation, Substance Abuse, Supervised Parent-time, Supervised Visitation, Women's Divorce Issues
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How does the court view mothers that abandon their family during a divorce? Generally, with disbelief, at first. Why? A few reasons. One, to its credit, our culture still holds the concept and institution of motherhood in high esteem, so…
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Do you flee the country to avoid alimony? Or do you happily comply?

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Alimony and Support, Modification of Alimony, Termination of Alimony
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Do you flee the country to avoid alimony? Or do you happily comply? First, let’s discuss the “option” of fleeing the country to avoid paying alimony. It’s not really an option unless you consider obeying the law optional. In one…
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Can I refuse visitation when a non-custodial parent refuses to take a child to school?

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Child Custody, Child Custody Modification, Children in Divorce, Custody, Modification of Child Custody
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Can I refuse visitation when a non-custodial parent refuses to take a child to school? In the jurisdiction where I practice divorce and family law (Utah), the answer is: Unless you have a court order that allows you to refuse…
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In re C.M.R. 2020 UT App 114 – abuse, ineffective assistance of counsel

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Abuse, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Juvenile Court, Utah Code, Utah Court of Appeals, Utah Court of Appeals Decisions
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2020 UT App 114 https://www.utcourts.gov/opinions/appopin/In%20re%20C.M.R…20200806_20190808_114.pdf THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS STATE OF UTAH, IN THE INTEREST OF C.M.R., B.T.R., P.J.R., F.S., AND O.S., PERSONS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE. C.S., Appellant, v. STATE OF UTAH, Appellee. Opinion No. 20190808-CA Filed…
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