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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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Widdison v. Kirkham – 2018 UT App 205 – contempt, attorney’s fees

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2018 UT App 205 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS JAMIE WIDDISON, Appellee, v. JANAE A. KIRKHAM, Appellant. Opinion No. 20160961-CA Filed November 1, 2018 Third District Court, Salt Lake Department The Honorable Paige Petersen No. 034903241 Larry A. Kirkham, Attorney…
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Erickson v. Erickson-2018 UT App 184-modifying child custody/parent-time-discovery-expert witness-child testimony-attorney fees

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Attorney Fees, Best Interest of the Child, Child Custody, Children in Divorce, Custody, Divorce Attorneys, Divorce Costs, Divorce Law, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Procedure, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, Lawyer Fees, Men's Divorce Issues, Modification of Child Custody, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Parent Time, Parental Rights, Physical Custody, Procedure and Evidence, Utah Court of Appeals, Women's Divorce Issues
Erickson v. Erickson – 2018 UT App 184 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS KIT RICHARD ERICKSON, Appellant, v. SHANDI ERICKSON, Appellee. Opinion No. 20170100-CA Filed September 27, 2018 Third District Court, West Jordan Department The Honorable L. Douglas Hogan No.…
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Why do divorces take so long to finish?

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Assets/Debt/Property, Attorney Fees, Child Custody, Coping With Divorce, Divorce Attorneys, Divorce Costs, Divorce Court, Divorce Fears, Divorce Law, Divorce Lawyers, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Divorce Procedure
Here are the reasons, as I see them, why too many divorce cases cost so much and take so long to finish (in no particular order): 1. Many (heck, no point in sugarcoating it: most) divorce lawyers are, nowadays, more…
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Why are divorce attorneys so expensive?

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Why are divorce attorneys so expensive? Because we divorce lawyers (I am a divorce lawyer) generally disappoint the people they serve. Some causes of the disappointment are the lawyer’s fault, some causes are the client’s fault. Lawyers disappoint so easily…
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2018 UT App 130 – Bergmann v. Bergmann – prenuptial agreements

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2018 UT App 130 – Bergmann v. Bergmann THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS KAREN BERGMANN, Appellee, v. EUGENE D. BERGMANN, Appellant. Opinion No. 20160217-CA – Filed June 28, 2018 Fourth District Court, Provo Department – The Honorable James R. Taylor…
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What is the average cost of divorce, when child custody is contested?

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Attorney Fees, Child Custody, Coping With Divorce, Custody, Divorce Attorneys, Divorce Costs, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Divorce Procedure, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Finances, Hiring a Divorce Lawyer, Lawyer Fees, Legal Custody, Men's Divorce Issues, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Parent Time, Parental Rights, Women's Divorce Issues
How much does it cost to divorce on average, with two kids and contested custody? On average? I’d say around $20,000, if the case is contested. But, as you will see if you read and watch the experience of others who…
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Attorneys: “glorified pencil-pushers”?

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Attorney Fees, Divorce Attorneys, Divorce Costs, Divorce Court, Divorce Fears, Divorce Law, Divorce Lawyers, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Men's Divorce Issues, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Preparing for Divorce, Women's Divorce Issues
This is from part of an e-mail that I received from Richard Jacobs. He helps attorneys with their marketing. I like much of Richard’s approach because, like me, he doesn’t believe in hiding the ball. I commend this advice to…
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Fixed Fee Pricing: Thank You, Quakers

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(from: http://www.systemsofexchange.org/casestudies/quakers-fixed-price) The early Quakers were the first to implement a fixed pricing policy, and this decision largely reflected their frustration over the Puritans’ failure to implement popular religious, economic, and political reforms. The Quakers were particularly frustrated with the merchant…
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Sandusky v. Sandusky – 2018 UT App 34 (23-Feb-2018) – bifurcation, separation agreement, court discretion

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Alimony and Support, Appeal, Assets/Debt/Property, Attorney Fees, Coping With Divorce, Court Rules, Division of Marital Property, Divorce Court, Divorce Law, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Procedure, Evidence, Finances, Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, Marital Property, Men's Divorce Issues, Personal Property, Procedure and Evidence, Property Division, Real Estate/Real Property, Separation Agreements, Utah Court of Appeals, Utah Court of Appeals Decisions
2018 UT App 34 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS KYLEE J. SANDUSKY, Appellee, GEORGE A. SANDUSKY, Appellant. Opinion No. 20160131-CA Filed February 23, 2018 Third District Court, Silver Summit Department The Honorable Kara L. Pettit No. 114500103 Elizabeth A. Shaffer,…
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Attorney’s fee pricing

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David, I’m genuinely upset about and grappling with attorney pricing. I really don’t know a divorce lawyer who’s making a lot of money without stealing it. The legal system fails people needlessly. It’s pretty well designed, but poorly implemented and…
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