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Tithing Can Be a Legitimate Personal Expense in the Context of Determining the Alimony Award

Whether my recollection is true or not, I remember being taught in law school that tithing and other regular charitable giving cannot be treated as a personal expense deduction in bankruptcy. It appears that is no longer true (if ever…

U.S. Marriage and Divorce Statistics

March 10, 2023

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My name is Stephanie from flingorlove.com and honestly, I usually wouldn’t bother emailing about this, but I researched and gathered as much data and stats as I could about various divorce statistics and put it all together in a massive blog post…

Myers v. Myers 2023 UT App 20 – Alimony Modification

March 8, 2023

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¶ 11, ¶ 14, ¶ 19, ¶ 27, ¶ 28, ¶ 30, ¶ 31, ¶ 42, ¶ 6, ¶ 7, ¶ 8, ¶ 9, ¶¶ 14–15, 1075 (Utah 1985), 1999 UT App 12, 1999 UT App 219, 1999 UT App 41, 2003 UT App 357, 2004 PA Super 37, 2014 UT App 204, 2014 UT App 211, 2017 UT App 150, 2017 UT App 155, 2018 UT App 175, 2018 UT App 189, 2018 UT App 22, 2018 UT App 75, 2019 UT App 207, 2021 UT App 77, 2022 UT App 36, 2022 UT App 88, 2023 UT App 20, 334 P.3d 994, 335 P.3d 378, 402 P.3d 219, 405 P.3d 749, 412 (Utah 1977), 414 P.3d 1023, 424 P.3d 1113, 436 P.3d 294, 437 P.3d 411, 456 P.3d 1159, 496 P.3d 242, 508 P.3d 612, 515 P.3d 481, 565 P.2d 409, 566 (Utah 1985), 700 P.2d 1072, 704 P.2d 564, 80 P.3d 153, 843 A.2d 1247, 973 P.2d 431, 974 P.2d 306, 983 P.2d 1103, ability to pay, alimony, Armendariz v. Armendariz, Barrani v. Barrani, Bukunowski v. Bukunowski, Degao Xu v. Hongguang Zhao, demonstrated need, earning capacity, English v. English, Fox v. Fox, Gerwe v. Gerwe, Jones v. Jones, maximum permissible alimony award, Miner v. Miner, modification of alimony, modifying alimony, Moon v. Moon, Myers v. Myers, need, Nicholson v. Nicholson, Olson v. Olson, Pankhurst v. Pankhurst, Paulsen v. Paulsen, PEEPLES v. PEEPLES, Rehn v. Rehn, Roberts v. Roberts, substantial material change in circumstances, Utah Code § 30-3-5, Utah Court of Appeals, Vanderzon v. Vanderzon, voluntary unemployment, Williamson v. Williamson, Woskob v. Woskob

Myers v. Myers 2023 UT App 20 2023 UT App 20 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS AMY R. MYERS, Appellee, v. JACOB W. MYERS, Appellant. Opinion No. 20220002-CA Filed March 2, 2023 Sixth District Court, Richfield Department The Honorable Brody…

Flat Fee Billing Questions

February 27, 2023

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Attorney Fees, Divorce Attorneys, Divorce Costs, Divorce Lawyers, Divorce Preparedness, Finances, Lawyer Fees, Lawyers, Utah

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I am frequently asked questions about my flat fee billing. I bill on a weekly flat fee basis. Usually $500 per week, although the weekly fee can be higher if the case is a an unusually challenging or demanding one.…

If Two People Become Divorced but Only One Makes the Money for the Whole House While the Other Does Not Work, Does the Person That Doesn’t Work Get Any Money in the Divorce?

January 9, 2023

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Alimony and Support, Divorce, Finances

Quite often, yes, but not necessarily in every divorce. In the jurisdiction where I practice divorce law, “[m]arital property is ordinarily all property acquired during marriage and it encompasses all of the assets of every nature possessed by the parties,…

If you give a divorce lawyer a retainer on a divorce and then change your mind within a few days, are they obligated to return the retainer?

November 30, 2022

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Attorney Fees, Divorce Attorneys, Finances, Firing a Divorce Lawyer, Lawyer Fees

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While I cannot speak for all jurisdictions and for all situations, generally an attorney to whom you have paid a retainer or advance deposit is obligated to return the unearned portion of that retainer/deposit if you terminate that attorney’s services,…

How long do you pay alimony in Utah?

The law governing the duration of alimony is pretty simple and straightforward: See Utah Code § 30-3-5, subsections (1)(c) and (11)(e): (1) As used in this section: ***** (c) “Length of the marriage” means, for purposes of alimony, the number…

Are you going through a child custody dispute in court, or contemplating one?

October 10, 2022

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Best Interest of the Child, Child Custody, Child Custody Modification, Children in Divorce, Divorce, Finances, Modification of Child Custody

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Are you going through a child custody dispute in court, or contemplating one? If so, have you heard about a custody evaluation? if not, you’ll want to pay particularly close attention to this post. Like many jurisdictions, Utah has a…

How does employment effect finances in divorce?

Are Couples in which the husband didn’t have a full-time job had a chance of divorcing the following year, compared to couples in which the husband did have a full-time job? In my opinion, given that generally husbands still earn…

My question to Utah Office of Recovery Services (ORS):

Good morning, I am a divorce and child custody lawyer. I have a question that all of my clients ask me that I don’t have the answer to: “Why does ORS and/or the court need my child’s Social Security Number…

Are financial interrogatories relevant in my contempt case?

September 22, 2022

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Contempt of Court, Family Law, Finances, Visitation

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Are financial interrogatories relevant in my contempt case against my sister for violating my visitation order? While I’m sure something seeming like an argument could be made for their relevance, it’s hard to imagine such an argument or to imagine…

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Tithing Can Be a Legitimate Personal Expense in the Context of Determining the Alimony Award

Myers v. Myers 2023 UT App 20 – Alimony Modification

Flat Fee Billing Questions

If Two People Become Divorced but Only One Makes the Money for the Whole House While the Other Does Not Work, Does the Person That Doesn’t Work Get Any Money in the Divorce?

If you give a divorce lawyer a retainer on a divorce and then change your mind within a few days, are they obligated to return the retainer?

How long do you pay alimony in Utah?

Are you going through a child custody dispute in court, or contemplating one?

How does employment effect finances in divorce?

Are financial interrogatories relevant in my contempt case?

When do courts value the marital estate?

If you get a divorce but everything is in your name, do you have to split it?

My estranged father keeps asking me for money, what do I do?

Do you think it’s fair for a non-custodial parent to pay more child support?

Fox v. Fox 2022 UT App 88 – alimony

How do I get a quick, cheap divorce?

Can you get a post-judgment interest rate higher than the statutory rate?

How do you win financially in a divorce?

How should the child support payment system in the U.S. be changed?