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My Ex-wife Is Married. Should Her and Her New Husband’s Total Household Income Be Used When Determining Child Support?

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Child Support, Child Support Calculation, Child Support Enforcement, Child Support Modification, Children in Divorce, Stepchildren, Stepparents, Utah Law
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I really don’t understand why this question gets asked, and it is asked frequently. Actually, that’s not true. I do know why. The people who usually ask this question are child support obligors (payors) who are suffering under the burden…
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How can I help my stepdaughter get away from an abusive mother?

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Abuse, Best Interest of the Child, Child Abuse, Child Custody, Children in Divorce, Co-parenting, Coping With Divorce, Custody, Divorce, Divorce Court, Divorce Fears, Divorce Law, Divorce Lawyers, Divorce Mistakes, Emotional abuse, Family Law, Lawyers, Legal System, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Stepchildren, Stepparents, Utah, Utah Code, Utah Law, Women's Divorce Issues
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How can I help my 12-year-old step daughter get away from an emotionally abusive mother?  Tell the child’s father (your husband) about the trouble and have him handle it. It’s not legally your fight. You should certainly share your observations…
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In re Adoption of E.M.F. – 2022 UT App 43 time in which to appeal

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Adoption, Court Orders, Court Rules, Family Law, Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Judges, Jurisdiction, Legal System, Motion Practice, Parental Rights, Procedure and Evidence, Stepchildren, Stepparents, Utah Court of Appeals Decisions, Utah Court Rules, Utah Law
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In re Adoption of E.M.F… – 2022 UT App 43 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF E.M.F. AND M.S.F., PERSONS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE. S.S. AND B.S., Appellants, v. J.F., Appellee. Opinion No.…
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How do I best explain to my daughters that I am divorcing their stepmom?

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Child Custody, Children in Divorce, Divorce, Extramarital affairs/Adultery, Parent Time, Parentage, Stepchildren, Stepparents
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What is the best way for me to explain to my 3 daughters that the reason in which I am divorcing their Assistant Prosecutor stepmother is because I wouldn’t let her legally adopt them and that I had an affair…
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What are some cases of extended relatives getting visitation rights with children? 

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Best Interest of the Child, Family Law, Grandparent rights, Parental Fitness, Parental Rights, Stepchildren, Stepparents, Utah Code, Utah Court of Appeals Decisions, Visitation, Women's Divorce Issues
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In Utah, that question has been thoroughly discussed on the subject of grandparent visitation rights in the case of Jones v. Jones. and if you don’t want to read the rest of my answer, Jones vs. Jones set an extremely…
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What are tips for parents sharing custody during COVID-19?

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Child Custody, Custody, Divorce Fears, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Joint Legal Custody, Joint Physical Custody, Legal Custody, Men's Divorce Issues, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Parent Time, Parental Alienation, Parental Rights, Parenting Plan, Physical Custody, Stepparents, Women's Divorce Issues
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What are the different tips for parents sharing custody during this COVID-19? Best tip: don’t use COVID-19 as a pretext for withholding/preventing/sabotaging contact and care and communication between the children from the other parent. Don’t use COVID-19 as a pretext…
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Can a mother lose custody even if the child is still very young?

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Best Interest of the Child, Child Abuse, Child Custody, Child Custody Modification, Child Neglect, Children in Divorce, Co-parenting, Coping With Divorce, Court Orders, Court Rules, Custody, Custody Evaluation, Dirty Tricks, Divorce Fears, Divorce Law, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Divorce Procedure, Education, Evidence, Family Law, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Joint Legal Custody, Joint Physical Custody, Legal Custody, Legal System, Men's Divorce Issues, Mental Illness, Modification of Decree of Divorce, Modification of Parent-time, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Noncustodial parents, Parent Time, Parental Alienation, Parental Fitness, Parental Rights, Parenting Plan, Personality Disorders, Preparing for Divorce, Sole Custody, Stepchildren, Stepparents, Supervised Parent-time, Supervised Visitation, Utah Code, Women's Divorce Issues
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Can a mother lose custody even if the child is still very young? Are there any situations where a mother can lose custody even if their child is still very young (e.g., under 5 years old)? Oh, heck yeah. Many…
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Judge says stay away from my paramour. Can judge do that?

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Adultery, Child Custody, Custody, Divorce Fears, Divorce Law, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Infidelity, Men's Divorce Issues, Parental Rights, Sole Custody, Special Circumstances, Stepparents, Women's Divorce Issues
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Judge says stay away from my paramour. Can judge do that? I became pregnant by my paramour after my husband and I separated. The court order states we are not to have paramours around our child. Will the judge take…
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O’Hearon v. Hansen, 2017 UT App 214 – Utah’s Custody and Visitation for Persons Other than Parents Act

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2017 UT App 214 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS RICK O’HEARON, Appellant, EDWARD HANSEN, Appellee. Opinion No. 20160178-CA Filed November 24, 2017 Seventh District Court, Price Department The Honorable George M. Harmond No. 154700225 David S. Head, Attorney for Appellant…
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