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Does cohabitation before marriage affect how long alimony is awarded?

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Alimony and Support, Cohabitation, Common Law Marriage, Spousal Support
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Does cohabitation before marriage affect how long alimony is awarded? How can cohabitation and marriage be calculated to determine the terms of a divorce judgment? Great question. How long can alimony be awarded? In Utah, where I practice divorce and…
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A real client’s questions about divorce settlement and mediation

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Alimony and Support, Amicable Divorce, Assets/Debt/Property, Attorney Fees, Divorce Attorneys, Divorce Fears, Divorce Preparedness, Marital Home, Marital Property, Mediation, Negotiation, Property Division, Real Estate/Real Property, Settlement, Spousal Support
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Here is a real client’s questions about divorce settlement and mediation. Don’t worry, I’ve removed the names and changed out the details to protect confidentiality. This client asked a lot of questions that frequently come up, so the client’s e-mail…
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Is It Harder to Get a Job After 40? Should Divorce Courts Care?

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Alimony and Support, Child Support, Child Support Enforcement, Child Support Modification
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I just came across this from “Inc. this Morning” from Inc. magazine. It’s something you and the court may need to keep in mind when it comes to child support and/or alimony: “A friend of mine turned 40 recently, and…
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What useful things can Jeff Bezos’s divorce can teach us

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Adultery, Alimony and Support, Assets/Debt/Property, Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce Preparedness, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Men's Divorce Issues, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Parental Rights, Personal Property, Physical Custody, Property Division, Women's Divorce Issues
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Question: Amazon boss Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie are divorcing. Who do you think will get the custody of their 4 kids? I don’t know enough about the family’s circumstances to know. Assuming both parents are personally “fit” to exercise…
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Hartvigsen v. Hartvigsen – 2018 UT App 238 – alimony, marital property

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Alimony and Support, Appeal, Assets/Debt/Property, Attorney Fees, Division of Marital Property, Divorce Costs, Divorce Law, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Divorce Procedure, Education, Evidence, Expert Witnesses, Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, Marital Home, Marital Property, Men's Divorce Issues, Procedure and Evidence, Real Estate/Real Property, Utah Court of Appeals, Utah Court of Appeals Decisions, Women's Divorce Issues
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2018 UT App 238 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS DANIELLE MARIE HARTVIGSEN, Appellant, v. RICHARD MYERS HARTVIGSEN, Appellee. Opinion No. 20160069-CA Filed December 28, 2018 Fourth District Court, Provo Department The Honorable Lynn W. Davis No. 064402132 Danielle Marie Hartvigsen,…
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Should all spousal support/alimony be revoked?

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Alimony and Support, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Men's Divorce Issues, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Spousal Support, Women's Divorce Issues
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Should all spousal support/alimony be revoked? No, but I wouldn’t be upset if it was largely overhauled to reflect circumstances as they are now. Because originally wives didn’t get half the marital property in divorce, alimony was all wives (wives,…
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As a man, what steps can I take to safeguard my interests before telling my wife I want a divorce?

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Alimony and Support, Child Custody, Children in Divorce, Coping With Divorce, Dirty Tricks, Division of Marital Property, Divorce Costs, Divorce Fears, Divorce Law, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Evidence, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Finances, Men's Divorce Issues, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Preparing for Divorce, Women's Divorce Issues
As a man, what steps can I take to safeguard my interests before telling my wife I want a divorce? There are two types of men who ask this question: good men and bad men. So many people, when they…
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Hosking v. Chambers – 2018 UT App 193 – termination of alimony

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Alimony and Support, Men's Divorce Issues, Termination of Alimony, Utah Court of Appeals, Utah Court of Appeals Decisions, Women's Divorce Issues
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2018 UT App 193 The Utah Court of Appeals CRAIG HOSKING, Appellee, v. ERIN JO CHAMBERS, Appellant. Opinion No. 20160444-CA Filed October 12, 2018 Second District Court, Ogden Department The Honorable W. Brent West No. 044901699 Jason B. Richards, Brandon…
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A list of common, but very good, Utah divorce questions (with answers)

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Adultery, Alimony and Support, Assets/Debt/Property, Best Interest of the Child, Child Custody, Child Support, Coping With Divorce, Custody, Debts, Dirty Tricks, Division of Marital Property, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Finances, Infidelity, Legal Custody, Men's Divorce Issues, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Physical Custody, Preparing for Divorce, Property Division, Women's Divorce Issues
ERIC, MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 20+ YEARS. WE HAVE 4 CHILDREN TOGETHER 3 OF WHOM ARE STILL MINOR CHILDREN. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU MIGHT BE WILLING TO ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS FOR ME (IN ALL…
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Why is dividing money in a divorce so difficult? Shouldn’t it be as simple as take what each earned?

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Alimony and Support, Assets/Debt/Property, Division of Marital Property, Marital Property
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Why is dividing money in a divorce so difficult? Shouldn’t it be as simple as each takes what each earned? In Utah (where I practice law), the law is not “take what we each earned.” In Utah, the law is:…
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Xu v. Zhao – 2018 UT App 189 – when it comes to determining alimony, almost anything goes.

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Alimony and Support, Men's Divorce Issues, Utah Court of Appeals, Utah Court of Appeals Decisions, Women's Divorce Issues
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2018 UT App 189 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS DEGAO XU, Appellant and Cross-appellee, v. HONGGUANG ZHAO, Appellee and Cross-appellant. Opinion No. 20160453-CA Filed October 4, 2018 Fourth District Court, Provo Department The Honorable Derek P. Pullan No. 124402420 Steve…
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MacDonald v. MacDonald – 2018 UT 48 – modification of alimony

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Alimony and Support, Men's Divorce Issues, Modification of Alimony, Utah Supreme Court Decisions, Women's Divorce Issues
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This opinion is subject to revision before final publication in the Pacific Reporter MacDonald v. MacDonald – 2018 UT 48 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF UTAH KIRKPATRICK MACDONALD, Petitioner, v. LEE ANN MACDONALD, Respondent. No. 20170789 Filed…
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Are divorce courts biased towards either gender?

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Alimony and Support, Child Custody, Divorce Court, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Men's Divorce Issues, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Women's Divorce Issues
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Are divorce courts biased towards either gender? Yes. It’s not usually motivated by animus toward men or women (although there are some judges who are clearly biased against men or women), primarily it’s culturally motivated. Culturally in the U.S. there…
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What Is Alimony, and How Does It Work in Utah?

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Alimony and Support, Divorce Costs, Divorce Court, Divorce Fears, Divorce Law, Divorce Preparedness, Divorce Procedure, Men's Divorce Issues, Spousal Support, Women's Divorce Issues
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What is Alimony? Alimony is a legal obligation imposed by court order upon one spouse in a separate maintenance action or divorce action to provide financial support for the other spouse. Through an alimony award the court can require that…
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What is Alimony and How Does It Work in Utah?

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Alimony and Support, Divorce Fears, Divorce Law, Divorce Preparedness, Divorce Procedure, Men's Divorce Issues, Women's Divorce Issues
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What is Alimony? Alimony is a legal obligation imposed by court order upon one spouse in a separate maintenance action or divorce action to provide financial support for the other spouse. Through an alimony award the court can require that…
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Alimony: How much of it should I be asking for, and why?

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Alimony and Support, Divorce Fears, Divorce Law, Men's Divorce Issues, Spousal Support, Women's Divorce Issues
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How much alimony should I be asking for from my spouse? He’s very wealthy, and I do not work. I became a stay-at-home parent at his request. I’m now leaving the marriage without any retirement or savings. Here is a…
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Can a wife expect a property to be split equally if she cheated?

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Adultery, Alimony and Support, Assets/Debt/Property, Division of Marital Property, Divorce Law, Divorce Preparedness, Infidelity, Marital Property, Men's Divorce Issues, Women's Divorce Issues
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Can a wife expect a property to be split between partners if she cheated on her partner in the US (assuming no contract has been signed)? Yes. People who are not divorce lawyers think that courts really hate and really…
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Munoz-Madrid v. Carlos-Moran – 2018 UT App 95 – alimony

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Alimony and Support, Divorce Law, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Divorce Procedure, Men's Divorce Issues, Utah Court of Appeals, Utah Court of Appeals Decisions, Women's Divorce Issues
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Munoz-Madrid v. Carlos-Moran – 2018 UT App 95 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS PATRICIA MUNOZ-MADRID, Appellee, v. MARTIN ROBERTO CARLOS-MORAN, Appellant. Opinion No. 20161013-CA Filed May 24, 2018 Fourth District Court, Provo Department The Honorable Fred D. Howard No. 144401171…
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