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I Am 14 and I Want to Live With My Dad. My Parents Have Shared Custody, but My Mom Wants to Keep Me Her Alone (And She’s Not a Good Person). How Do I Stay With My Father Full Time?

I will answer this question in the context of Utah law because I am licensed as an attorney and practice divorce and family law in the state of Utah. For the typical child in your situation, i.e., one who wants to…

Why Don’t All Divorced Wives Get Half of Their Husbands’ Property?

Because divorce is not about a spouse (man or woman) getting “half of everything”. Depending upon whether a state is a “community property” state or an “equitable distribution” state, here is how property is divided between spouses in a divorce:…

Pulham v. Kirsling – 2018 UT App 65 – custody, parent-time, child support

July 3, 2019

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Pulham v. Kirsling – 2018 UT App 65 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS KRISTEN PULHAM, Appellee, v. WILLIAM KIRSLING, Appellant. Opinion Nos. 20150577-CA and 20160236-CA Filed April 12, 2018 Third District Court, Salt Lake Department The Honorable Richard D. McKelvie…

2019 UT App 104 – Ross v. Ross – § 30-3-37 relocation

2019 UT App 104 – Ross v. Ross THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS JESSECA RAE ROSS, Appellee, v. TIMOTHY RONALD ROSS,Appellant. Opinion No. 20170916-CA Filed June 13, 2019 Third District Court, Salt Lake Department The Honorable Su Chon No. 154901171…

LeFevre v. Mackelprang – 2019 UT App 42 – joint custody analysis

2019 UT App 42 – THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS – LeFevre v. Mackelprang AMELIA GAYATREE LEFEVRE, Appellee, v. CASEY LEE MACKELPRANG, Appellant. Opinion No. 20171006-CA Filed March 28, 2019 Sixth District Court, Panguitch Department The Honorable Paul D. Lyman…

Relocation: ex-wife just told me she’s moving out of state with the kids

January 3, 2019

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Child Custody, Children in Divorce, Relocation

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What do I do? My ex-wife tonight, in a fit of anger, told me that she and the kids will be moving out of state. There’s no reason–like a job or school or even remarriage–for her to move out of…

What document(s) do I need to travel with my children after divorce?

February 22, 2018

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Relocation, Special Circumstances, Stepparents, Traveling with Children

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What do I need to travel by airplane or travel internationally with my children after divorce? What you will need if you and your child are U.S. citizens and you and your child are going to travel by air with…