Alimony & Support Archives

No Fault Divorce? How Infidelity in Utah can Cost you

December 20, 2015

Alimony and Support, Divorce Court, Special Circumstances

Alimony & Support, Divorce Court, special circumstances

Though Utah is a no-fault divorce state, and divorces are routinely—and almost exclusively—granted for “irreconcilable differences,” infidelity in Utah can still wind up costing you in divorce. The Utah Code provides for fault to be considered for the purposes of…

Imputing Income in Utah

December 19, 2015

Divorce Utah

Alimony and Support

Alimony & Support

There are many issues in a typical divorce that are hotly disputed but child support and spousal support (aka alimony) invariably top that list. This is, in part, because even though most people would not begrudge their own child anything…

Artificially modifying income: Why efforts to trick the court about your income usually will not work

December 19, 2015

Divorce Utah

Alimony and Support, Assets/Debt/Property, Child Support

Alimony & Support, assets/debt/property, Child Support

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Near countless hours have been spent fighting over how much alimony or child support parties should pay and receive in a divorce action. While in Utah the legislature has established an equation to set child support that is based on…

Alimony and Income Equalization

December 19, 2015

Divorce Utah

Alimony and Support, Coping With Divorce, Divorce Court

Alimony & Support, Coping With Divorce, Divorce Court

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There are many points of contention in a divorce action, from child custody to asset and debt distribution. After child custody, one of the most contentious issues in a divorce is alimony. This is due in part to the ambiguity…

Advances in Technology and Termination of Alimony in Utah

December 19, 2015

Divorce Utah

Alimony and Support

alimony, Alimony & Support, cohabitate, cohabitation

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Under Utah Code Ann. § 30–3–5(10) unless otherwise provided in the divorce decree, alimony “terminates upon establishment by the party paying alimony that the former spouse is cohabitating with another person.” See, Levin v. Carlton-Levin, 2014 UT App 3, ¶ 10, 318…

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No Fault Divorce? How Infidelity in Utah can Cost you

Imputing Income in Utah

Artificially modifying income: Why efforts to trick the court about your income usually will not work

Alimony and Income Equalization

Advances in Technology and Termination of Alimony in Utah