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Knowles v. Knowles – UT App 47

Knowles v. Knowles – UT App 47 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS DUANE CROFT KNOWLES, Appellant, v. CELIA FERN KNOWLES, Appellee. Opinion No. 20200032 Filed April 7, 2022 Second District Court, Farmington Department The Honorable David R. Hamilton No. 174700123 …

Wadsworth v. Wadsworth – 2022 UT App 5 – marital estate

January 17, 2022

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Alimony and Support, Appeal, Assets/Debt/Property, Attorney Fees, Business Interests, Business Valuation, Coping With Divorce, Court Orders, Court Rules, Division of Marital Property, Divorce, Divorce and Taxes, Divorce Attorneys, Divorce Causes, Divorce Costs, Divorce Court, Divorce Fears, Divorce Law, Divorce Lawyers, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Divorce Procedure, Equity, Evidence, Expert Witnesses, Extramarital affairs/Adultery, Family Law, Finances, Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, Husband's or Wife's Business, Infidelity, Judges, Justice and Equity, Lawyer Fees, Legal System, Marital Debts, Marital Estate, Marital Home, Marital Property, Men's Divorce Issues, Modification of Alimony, Modification of Decree of Divorce, Personal Property, Procedure and Evidence, Property Division, Real Estate/Real Property, Spousal Support, Spouse's Business, Taxation, Utah Code, Utah Court of Appeals Decisions, Utah Law, Valuation, Women's Divorce Issues

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2022 UT App 5 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS CANDI WADSWORTH, Appellant, v. GUY L. WADSWORTH, Appellee. Opinion No. 20190106-CA No. 20200430-CA Filed January 13, 2022 Third District Court, Salt Lake Department The Honorable Su Chon No. 104904966 Michael D.…

Johansen v. Johansen – 2021 UT App 130 – compliance with court rules

2021 UT App 130 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS COLTEN JOHANSEN, Appellee, KATHY JOHANSEN, Appellant. Opinion No. 20200234-CA Filed November 26, 2021 Second District Court, Ogden Department The Honorable Joseph M. Bean No. 114900531 Charles R. Ahlstrom, Attorney for Appellant…

MacFarland v. MacFarland – 2021 UT App 58

July 16, 2021

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§ 30-3-10.1, § 30-3-5, § 78B-12-108, § 78B-12-201, alimony, child custody, decree of divorce, joint physical custody, Modification, modifying, physical custody, Utah code

021 UT App 58 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS BRUCE RAY MCFARLAND, Appellant and Cross-appellee, v. NICOLE S. MCFARLAND, Appellee and Cross-appellant. Opinion No. 20190541-CA Filed June 4, 2021 Second District Court, Farmington Department The Honorable David J. Williams No.…

I was divorced and lied to during my divorce and I am disabled can I take my ex back to court for spousal support?

I was divorced and lied to during my divorce and I am disabled can I take my ex back to court for spousal support? Can you try? Yes. Will you succeed? Probably not. Unless you can prove (not persuade, but…

Bjarnson v. Bjarnson – 2020 UT App 141 – prospective increase in alimony based upon uncertain future event

2020 UT App 141 – THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS HUGH LYNN BJARNSON, Appellant, v. JENNIFER LOU BJARNSON, Appellee. Opinion No. 20190734-CA Filed October 16, 2020 Fourth District Court, Provo Department The Honorable Derek P. Pullan No. 164400963 Aaron R.…

Do you flee the country to avoid alimony? Or do you happily comply?

August 27, 2020

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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…

Janson v. Janson – 2019 UT App 106 – setting aside settlement agreement

June 24, 2019

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Alimony and Support, Appeal, Court Rules, Division of Marital Property, Divorce Court, Divorce Law, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Divorce Procedure, Evidence, Finances, Marital Home, Marital Property, Men's Divorce Issues, Modification of Alimony, Motion Practice, Negotiation, Pension, Personal Property, Petition to Modify Decree of Divorce, Procedure and Evidence, Property Division, QDRO (Qualified Domestic Relations Order), Real Estate/Real Property, Retirement Benefits, Separate Property, Settlement, Spousal Support, Termination of Alimony, Utah Court of Appeals Decisions, Utah Law, Women's Divorce Issues

2019, 2019 UT App 106, 401(k), alimony, both parties represented by counsel, court, DEIDRE SUE JANSON, discretion, divorce action, enforceable, extrinsic evidence, Honorable Andrew H. Stone, IRA, Jamie Carpenter Attorney for Appellant, JEFFREY ALAN JANSON, June 20, Kara L. Barton and Ashley Wood Attorneys for Appellee JUDGE MICHELE M. CHRISTIANSEN FORSTER authored this Opinion, marital home, meeting of the minds, motion to set aside a written stipulation, No. 164906327, Opinion No. 20170541-CA, pension, preserve an issue for appeal., purpose of considering extrinsic evidence, QDRO, Salt Lake Department, THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS, Third District Court, to clarify ambiguous terms in the contract, Woodward formula

2019 UT App 106 – Janson v. Janson – setting aside stipulation THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS DEIDRE SUE JANSON, Appellant, v. JEFFREY ALAN JANSON, Appellee. Opinion No. 20170541-CA Filed June 20, 2019 Third District Court, Salt Lake Department The…

MacDonald v. MacDonald – 2018 UT 48 – modification of alimony

September 14, 2018

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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…

Paulsen v. Paulsen (2018 UT App 22 ) – modification of alimony

February 8, 2018

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Alimony and Support, Divorce Law, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Procedure, Evidence, Modification of Alimony

2018 UT App 22 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS HOLLY PAULSEN, Appellee, KEITH PAULSEN, Appellant. Opinion No. 20151014-CA Filed February 1, 2018 Second District Court, Farmington Department The Honorable Robert J. Dale No. 034701322 Matt G. Wadsworth, Attorney for Appellant…

Can alimony decrease if the payor’s income decreased?

September 22, 2017

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Alimony and Support, Modification of Alimony

QUESTION: Can the alimony award be decreased if the alimony payor had a drastic change in income?; i.e., if he lost his job or was demoted and now makes less than half of what he did previously? Is there a process to…