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Does cohabitation before marriage affect how long alimony is awarded?

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Alimony and Support, Cohabitation, Common Law Marriage, Spousal Support
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Does cohabitation before marriage affect how long alimony is awarded? How can cohabitation and marriage be calculated to determine the terms of a divorce judgment? Great question. How long can alimony be awarded? In Utah, where I practice divorce and…
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A real client’s questions about divorce settlement and mediation

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Alimony and Support, Amicable Divorce, Assets/Debt/Property, Attorney Fees, Divorce Attorneys, Divorce Fears, Divorce Preparedness, Marital Home, Marital Property, Mediation, Negotiation, Property Division, Real Estate/Real Property, Settlement, Spousal Support
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Here is a real client’s questions about divorce settlement and mediation. Don’t worry, I’ve removed the names and changed out the details to protect confidentiality. This client asked a lot of questions that frequently come up, so the client’s e-mail…
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Is It Harder to Get a Job After 40? Should Divorce Courts Care?

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Alimony and Support, Child Support, Child Support Enforcement, Child Support Modification
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I just came across this from “Inc. this Morning” from Inc. magazine. It’s something you and the court may need to keep in mind when it comes to child support and/or alimony: “A friend of mine turned 40 recently, and…
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Hartvigsen v. Hartvigsen – 2018 UT App 238 – alimony, marital property

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Alimony and Support, Appeal, Assets/Debt/Property, Attorney Fees, Division of Marital Property, Divorce Costs, Divorce Law, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Divorce Procedure, Education, Evidence, Expert Witnesses, Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, Marital Home, Marital Property, Men's Divorce Issues, Procedure and Evidence, Real Estate/Real Property, Utah Court of Appeals, Utah Court of Appeals Decisions, Women's Divorce Issues
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2018 UT App 238 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS DANIELLE MARIE HARTVIGSEN, Appellant, v. RICHARD MYERS HARTVIGSEN, Appellee. Opinion No. 20160069-CA Filed December 28, 2018 Fourth District Court, Provo Department The Honorable Lynn W. Davis No. 064402132 Danielle Marie Hartvigsen,…
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Should all spousal support/alimony be revoked?

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Alimony and Support, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Men's Divorce Issues, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Spousal Support, Women's Divorce Issues
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Should all spousal support/alimony be revoked? No, but I wouldn’t be upset if it was largely overhauled to reflect circumstances as they are now. Because originally wives didn’t get half the marital property in divorce, alimony was all wives (wives,…
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Hosking v. Chambers – 2018 UT App 193 – termination of alimony

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Alimony and Support, Men's Divorce Issues, Termination of Alimony, Utah Court of Appeals, Utah Court of Appeals Decisions, Women's Divorce Issues
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2018 UT App 193 The Utah Court of Appeals CRAIG HOSKING, Appellee, v. ERIN JO CHAMBERS, Appellant. Opinion No. 20160444-CA Filed October 12, 2018 Second District Court, Ogden Department The Honorable W. Brent West No. 044901699 Jason B. Richards, Brandon…
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Why is dividing money in a divorce so difficult? Shouldn’t it be as simple as take what each earned?

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Alimony and Support, Assets/Debt/Property, Division of Marital Property, Marital Property
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Why is dividing money in a divorce so difficult? Shouldn’t it be as simple as each takes what each earned? In Utah (where I practice law), the law is not “take what we each earned.” In Utah, the law is:…
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What Is Alimony, and How Does It Work in Utah?

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Alimony and Support, Divorce Costs, Divorce Court, Divorce Fears, Divorce Law, Divorce Preparedness, Divorce Procedure, Men's Divorce Issues, Spousal Support, Women's Divorce Issues
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What is Alimony? Alimony is a legal obligation imposed by court order upon one spouse in a separate maintenance action or divorce action to provide financial support for the other spouse. Through an alimony award the court can require that…
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What is Alimony and How Does It Work in Utah?

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Alimony and Support, Divorce Fears, Divorce Law, Divorce Preparedness, Divorce Procedure, Men's Divorce Issues, Women's Divorce Issues
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What is Alimony? Alimony is a legal obligation imposed by court order upon one spouse in a separate maintenance action or divorce action to provide financial support for the other spouse. Through an alimony award the court can require that…
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Can a wife expect a property to be split equally if she cheated?

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Adultery, Alimony and Support, Assets/Debt/Property, Division of Marital Property, Divorce Law, Divorce Preparedness, Infidelity, Marital Property, Men's Divorce Issues, Women's Divorce Issues
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Can a wife expect a property to be split between partners if she cheated on her partner in the US (assuming no contract has been signed)? Yes. People who are not divorce lawyers think that courts really hate and really…
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Munoz-Madrid v. Carlos-Moran – 2018 UT App 95 – alimony

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Alimony and Support, Divorce Law, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Divorce Procedure, Men's Divorce Issues, Utah Court of Appeals, Utah Court of Appeals Decisions, Women's Divorce Issues
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Munoz-Madrid v. Carlos-Moran – 2018 UT App 95 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS PATRICIA MUNOZ-MADRID, Appellee, v. MARTIN ROBERTO CARLOS-MORAN, Appellant. Opinion No. 20161013-CA Filed May 24, 2018 Fourth District Court, Provo Department The Honorable Fred D. Howard No. 144401171…
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Christensen v. Christensen – 2018 UT App 53 – interpretation of plain meaning of decree

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Alimony and Support, Appeal, Men's Divorce Issues, Utah Court of Appeals, Utah Court of Appeals Decisions, Women's Divorce Issues
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2018 UT App 53 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS JACQUELINE E. CHRISTENSEN, Appellee, v. JOHN D. CHRISTENSEN, Appellant. Opinion No. 20151084-CA Filed March 29, 2018 First District Court, Logan Department The Honorable Kevin K. Allen No. 064100474 Jonathan P. Thomas,…
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Scott v. Scott – 2017 UT 66 – Utah Supreme Court – September 21, 2017 – termination of alimony for cohabitation

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Alimony and Support, Cohabitation, Termination of Alimony
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This opinion is subject to revision before final publication in the Pacific Reporter 2017 UT 66 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF UTAH JILLIAN SCOTT, Petitioner, v. BRADLEY SCOTT, Respondent. No. 20160299 Filed September 21, 2017 On Certiorari…
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