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Judge says stay away from my paramour. Can judge do that?

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…

How exactly does shared custody work? Does the child end up being like that kid from Jacqueline Wilson’s “The Suitcase Kid”?

How exactly does shared custody work? Does the child end up being like that kid from Jacqueline Wilson’s “The Suitcase Kid”? The child certainly can be like the child (Andrea) from Jacqueline Wilson’s “The Suitcase Kid,” if under a shared parenting arrangement…

Velasquez v. Chavez – 2019 UT App 185 – child surname

November 28, 2019

Divorce Utah

Name Change, Parentage, Parental Alienation, Parental Rights

769 P.2d 273 (Utah Ct. App. 1989), best interest of child, changing child’s surname, child, child’s best interest, decision, district court, Hamby v. Jacobson, six-factor test, surname, Utah Court of Appeals

2019 UT App 185 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS DARIO ARTHUR VELASQUEZ, Appellant, v. STACY L. CHAVEZ, Appellee. Opinion No. 20180451-CA Filed November 15, 2019 Third District Court, Salt Lake Department The Honorable Matthew Bates The Honorable Patrick Corum No.…

What’s the best way to decide who takes the children when a couple splits?

April 29, 2019

Divorce Utah

Child Custody, Children in Divorce, Divorce Fears, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Men's Divorce Issues, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Women's Divorce Issues

best interest of child, best interest of the family, child custody, decent parent, fit parent, loving parent

I’ll tell you one thing, it’s not the illusory “standard” (that’s not really a standard in the first place) of the “best interest of the child” that everybody talks about. The goal of a child custody award should be the…

I have no job, I’m living in my parents’ house, and I’m on methadone. Can I get custody?

August 10, 2018

Divorce Utah

Child Custody, Children in Divorce, Custody, Joint Legal Custody, Joint Physical Custody

best interest of child, child custody, drug addiction, fitness, living with parents, unemployed

What do I do to gain shared custody of my now 13-year-old child? I do not have a current job (due to a medical problem), and I am living in my parents’ house. I’m on a methadone program too. You…

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Judge says stay away from my paramour. Can judge do that?

How exactly does shared custody work? Does the child end up being like that kid from Jacqueline Wilson’s “The Suitcase Kid”?

Velasquez v. Chavez – 2019 UT App 185 – child surname

What’s the best way to decide who takes the children when a couple splits?

I have no job, I’m living in my parents’ house, and I’m on methadone. Can I get custody?