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Knight v. Knight – 2023 UT App 86 – trusts and alimony

Knight v. Knight – 2023 UT App 86 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS JARED M. KNIGHT, Appellee, v. REBECCA B. KNIGHT, Appellant. Opinion No. 20210080-CA Filed August 10, 2023 Third District Court, Salt Lake Department The Honorable Robert P. Faust…

What Alimony Is and What Alimony Is Not in Utah – Part 4 of 4

July 18, 2023

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Alimony and Support

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It’s tempting to try to rationalize and justify an unfair alimony decision, either by paying too little or obtaining too much alimony. And it’s hard to say just exactly what is and is not affair alimony award. If you were…

What Alimony Is and What Alimony Is Not in Utah – Part 3 of 4

July 17, 2023

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Alimony and Support

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Are there ways to game alimony calculations? Can you get more than you deserve? Or be ordered to pay less than you fairly should? Yes, yes, and yes. Is that moral or legal? No and no. Still, understanding how people…

What Alimony Is and What Alimony Is Not in Utah – Part 1 of 4

July 13, 2023

Divorce Utah

Alimony and Support

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Today’s questions is what alimony is and what alimony is not in Utah. Before we find out what Utah alimony is and is not, we should first start with the definition of alimony. For those of you that don’t know…

If You Are Separated and She Wants Her Money for Child Support and Alimony Early Payment for the Child Support, Can She Get It by Taking You to Court?

July 3, 2023

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Alimony and Support, Child Support, Child Support Calculation, Child Support Enforcement, Co-parenting, Uncategorized

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It appears that your question is: can child support be awarded to a parent even if a divorce or child support action has not yet been filed? If that is your question, then the answer is “yes” in many jurisdictions.…

If the Spouse Receiving Support Moves Out of State, Which State’s Laws Determine if They’re Cohabitating?

June 27, 2023

Divorce Utah

Alimony and Support, Finances

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It is, to the best of my knowledge, the law of the state that issued the alimony award. You will need to check with an attorney in both the state that issued the alimony award and the state where the…

2023 UT App 62 – Cox v. Cox – Adequacy of Court Findings

2023 UT App 62 – Cox v. Cox THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS BLANCHE COX, Appellee, v. JAMES A. COX, Appellant. Opinion No. 20210455-CA Filed June 8, 2023 Fourth District Court, Provo Department The Honorable Lynn W. Davis The Honorable…

In a Simple, Uncontested Divorce in Utah, Is It Required to Submit to the Court Any Financial Information or Documentation About either Party or Both Parties Even if No Alimony Is Awarded or if No Debt/Property Is Being Divided at All?

April 17, 2023

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Alimony and Support, Divorce

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Good question. The answer depends upon whether there are minor children for whom child support is ordered. Specifically, if and when child support is ordered, Utah Code § 78B-12-203 provides, in pertinent part: (5)(b) Each parent shall provide verification of…

Mintz v. Mintz – 2023 UT App 17

March 10, 2023

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Alimony and Support, Appeal, Assets/Debt/Property, Coping With Divorce, Court Orders, Division of Marital Property, Divorce, Divorce Court, Divorce Law, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Divorce Procedure, Family Law, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Fault, Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, Husband's or Wife's Business, Infidelity, Marital Estate, Marital Property, Men's Divorce Issues, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Procedure and Evidence, Property Division, Spouse's Business, Utah Code, Utah Court of Appeals Decisions, Utah Law, Women's Divorce Issues

¶ 11, ¶ 14, ¶ 15, ¶ 16, ¶ 2, ¶ 21, ¶ 46, ¶ 48, ¶ 5, ¶ 53, ¶ 57 n.8, ¶ 58 n.8, ¶ 8, 1166 (Utah Ct. App. 1997), 1170 (Utah Ct. App. 1990), 1211 (Utah Ct. App. 1991), 127 P.3d 1224, 131 P.3d 872, 141 P.3d 618, 145 A.3d 709, 1999 UT 86, 200 P.3d 223, 2001 UT App 157, 2003 UT App 357, 2005 UT App 518, 2006 UT App 301, 2006 UT App 75, 2009 UT App 10, 2009 UT App 233, 2011 UT App 41, 2012 UT App 373, 2014 UT App 26, 2017 UT App 133, 2017 UT App 137, 2019 UT 16, 2019 UT 61, 2019 UT App 114, 2020 UT App 141, 2021 UT App 77, 2022 UT App 47, 217 P.3d 733, 223 (Utah 1976); see also Allen Distrib., 232 (N.C. Ct. App. 2000), 248 P.3d 65, 294 P.3d 591, 321 P.3d 200, 402 P.3d 153, 402 P.3d 34, 445 P.3d 395, 449 P.3d 202, 452 P.3d 1134, 476 P.3d 145, 496 P.3d 242, 509 P.3d 265, 509 P.3d 265; Miner v. Miner, 534 S.E.2d 230, 536 (Iowa Ct. App. 2018), 554 P.2d 220, 604 P.2d 938, 689 (Utah 1939), 716 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2016), 739 P.2d 83, 799 P.2d 1166, 80 P.3d 153, 806 P.2d 1209, 84 (Utah Ct. App. 1987), 87 P.2d 686, 908 N.W.2d 524, 934 P.2d 1164, 940 (Utah 1979), 993 P.2d 191, abuse of discretion, affirm, alimony, appeal, B.L. Key, Bakanowski v. Bakanowski, Bjarnson v. Bjarnson, book of business, Brady v. Park, Bryant v. Bryant, Burt v. Burt, Cheves v. Williams, circumstances, comforts, Cowley v. Porter, customary, dissipation of marital estate, divorce, Dobson v. Dobson, Eberhard v. Eberhard, employer asset, essential, Gardner v. Gardner, Holt v. Industrial Comm’n, Howell v. Howell, In re Marriage of Stenzel, Inc. v. Industrial Comm’n, Inc. v. Utah State Tax Comm’n, infidelity, investment accounts, Kemp v. Kemp, Kidd v. Kidd, Kimball v. Kimball, Knowles v. Knowles, Leppert v. Leppert, Lombardi v. Lombardi, luxuries, maintaining, minimum, Mintz v. Mintz - 2023 UT App 17, Mitchell v. Mitchell, n.1, National Advert. Co. v. Murray City Corp., necessities, Ortiz v. Crowther, proper status, property distribution, remand, reverse, Rule v. Rule, standard of living, Talley v. Talley, Utah law, Valentine v. Farmers Ins. Exch., Youth Tennis Found. v. Tax Comm’n

Mintz v. Mintz – 2023 UT App 17 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS RAYNA ELIZABETH MINTZ, Appellant and Cross-appellee, v. GLEN RYAN MINTZ, Appellee and Cross-appellant. Opinion No. 20200507-CA Filed February 9, 2023 Third District Court, Silver Summit Department The…

Myers v. Myers 2023 UT App 20 – Alimony Modification

March 8, 2023

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¶ 11, ¶ 14, ¶ 19, ¶ 27, ¶ 28, ¶ 30, ¶ 31, ¶ 42, ¶ 6, ¶ 7, ¶ 8, ¶ 9, ¶¶ 14–15, 1075 (Utah 1985), 1999 UT App 12, 1999 UT App 219, 1999 UT App 41, 2003 UT App 357, 2004 PA Super 37, 2014 UT App 204, 2014 UT App 211, 2017 UT App 150, 2017 UT App 155, 2018 UT App 175, 2018 UT App 189, 2018 UT App 22, 2018 UT App 75, 2019 UT App 207, 2021 UT App 77, 2022 UT App 36, 2022 UT App 88, 2023 UT App 20, 334 P.3d 994, 335 P.3d 378, 402 P.3d 219, 405 P.3d 749, 412 (Utah 1977), 414 P.3d 1023, 424 P.3d 1113, 436 P.3d 294, 437 P.3d 411, 456 P.3d 1159, 496 P.3d 242, 508 P.3d 612, 515 P.3d 481, 565 P.2d 409, 566 (Utah 1985), 700 P.2d 1072, 704 P.2d 564, 80 P.3d 153, 843 A.2d 1247, 973 P.2d 431, 974 P.2d 306, 983 P.2d 1103, ability to pay, alimony, Armendariz v. Armendariz, Barrani v. Barrani, Bukunowski v. Bukunowski, Degao Xu v. Hongguang Zhao, demonstrated need, earning capacity, English v. English, Fox v. Fox, Gerwe v. Gerwe, Jones v. Jones, maximum permissible alimony award, Miner v. Miner, modification of alimony, modifying alimony, Moon v. Moon, Myers v. Myers, need, Nicholson v. Nicholson, Olson v. Olson, Pankhurst v. Pankhurst, Paulsen v. Paulsen, PEEPLES v. PEEPLES, Rehn v. Rehn, Roberts v. Roberts, substantial material change in circumstances, Utah Code § 30-3-5, Utah Court of Appeals, Vanderzon v. Vanderzon, voluntary unemployment, Williamson v. Williamson, Woskob v. Woskob

Myers v. Myers 2023 UT App 20 2023 UT App 20 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS AMY R. MYERS, Appellee, v. JACOB W. MYERS, Appellant. Opinion No. 20220002-CA Filed March 2, 2023 Sixth District Court, Richfield Department The Honorable Brody…

What Amount of Money Can I Expect to Get Monthly if I Divorce My Husband Successfully and He Has to Pay Alimony and Child Support for One Child (He Makes About 45 Thousand Dollars a Year)?

December 29, 2022

Divorce Utah

Alimony and Support, Uncategorized

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This is not a good question for Quora. Better for you to consult with an attorney in the jurisdiction where you reside with your husband. It’s worth the money for about an hour-long consultation with a knowledgeable, experienced, and honest…

What Justifications Are There for Alimony in 2022?

December 21, 2022

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Alimony and Support

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It’s a good question. Clearly, in an earlier time, when one member of a married couple almost always had substantially more ability to be self-supporting, alimony made a lot more sense then than it does now. Back when man owned…

Taylor v. Taylor – 2022 UT 35 – Divorce Arbitration

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF UTAH DAVID JENKINS TAYLOR, Appellant, v. JILL MARIE TAYLOR, Appellee. No. 20191090 Heard: April 13, 2022 Filed August 18, 2022 On Certification from the Court of Appeals Third District, Summit County The…

How long do you pay alimony in Utah?

The law governing the duration of alimony is pretty simple and straightforward: See Utah Code § 30-3-5, subsections (1)(c) and (11)(e): (1) As used in this section: ***** (c) “Length of the marriage” means, for purposes of alimony, the number…

How long do you pay alimony in Utah?

October 7, 2022

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Alimony and Support, Utah, Utah Code

alimony, Alimony and Support, Utah Code § 30-3-5

In Utah, the law governing the duration of alimony is pretty simple and straightforward: See Utah Code § 30-3-5, subsections (1)(c) and (11)(e), which provides: (1) As used in this section: ***** (c) “Length of the marriage” means, for purposes…

What will the court do if I do not sign a letter sent by my ex-husband?

What will the court do if I do not pick up a letter my ex-husband sent that needs to be signed by me from the courts about his back court ordered alimony of $20,000.00 that he is in default already and has…

What will the court do if I do not pick up a letter my ex husband sent?

What will the court do if I do not pick up a letter my ex husband sent that needs to be signed by me from the courts about his back court ordered alimony of 20,000.00 that he is in default…

Does greed also have a role in most divorce cases?

December 3, 2021

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Alimony and Support, Attorney Fees, Divorce, Divorce Fears, Divorce Law, Family Law, Finances, Hiring a Divorce Lawyer, Preparing for Divorce, Uncategorized

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In my experience, yes, in most cases. Not all cases, but most cases. And there are varying degrees of greed reflected in the way people approach their divorce cases. Some people get a little greedy (a greed born of fear…

Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 18: Financial Declarations and Initial Disclosures

Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 18: Financial Declarations and Initial Disclosures By Quinton Lister, legal assistant My minimal exposure to the legal profession as a legal assistant to a divorce attorney has given me the opportunity…

McQuarrie v. McQuarrie – 2021 UT 22 – termination of continuation of alimony

MCQUARRIE v. MCQUARRIE – 2021 UT 22 In the Supreme Court of Utah. Melvin C. MCQUARRIE, Appellant, v. Janette Colledge MCQUARRIE aka Janette Kendall, Appellee. No. 20190902-SC Heard March 5, 2021 Filed June 17, 2021 On Petition for Writ…

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