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Is It Harder to Get a Job After 40? Should Divorce Courts Care?

January 25, 2019

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…

How do I get the court to order my ex to help pay for our kids’ college educations?

December 14, 2018

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Child Support

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First, you should know that while a Utah divorce court can order child support even after a child attains the age of 18 years, courts rarely do so; however, § 15-2-1 of the Utah Code does provide: “It is further…

Why does my ex-husband believe I’m spending child support on myself?

August 31, 2018

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Child Support, Child Support Enforcement, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Men's Divorce Issues, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Women's Divorce Issues

Child Support, spite, trust

Why does my ex-husband believe the child support he pays is used to pay for our vacation? That money doesn’t even pay 1/4 of our rent. Two reasons: 1) because it’s possible (possible does not mean likely, just possible); and…

Child Support: can it be awarded to a joint custodial father who lost his job, if the mother is employed?

August 30, 2018

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Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce Law, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Joint Physical Custody, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Women's Divorce Issues

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Child Support: does a father with joint custody who lost his job have the right to claim child support, if the mother is employed? My answer applies for the State of Utah, where I practice divorce and family law: I…

Passport Denial for Failure to Pay Child Support

July 26, 2018

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Child Support, Child Support Enforcement

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Under Rule 527-275 of the Utah Administrative Code, the Office of Recovery Services (“ORS”) is authorized to deny a delinquent child support obligor’s application for a U.S. passport or an application to renew a U.S. passport. Exercise of this power…

Hahn v. Hahn – 2018 UT App 135 – custody, jury trial, constitutionality

July 24, 2018

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Child Custody, Child Custody Modification, Child Support, Child Support Enforcement, Children in Divorce, Divorce Costs, Divorce Court, Divorce Law, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Procedure, Settlement

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This opinion is subject to revision before final publication in the Pacific Reporter Hahn v. Hahn – 2018 UT App 135 IN THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS RANDY R. HAHN, Appellant, v. ADRIENNE R. HAHN, Appellee. Opinion No. 20170303-CA Filed…

Do you believe in public shaming of parents who don’t pay child support?

June 28, 2018

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Child Support, Children in Divorce, Contempt of Court

Child Support, public shaming

Do you believe in public shaming of parents who don’t pay child support? No, for at least four major reasons (in no particular order): Public shaming of a parent who chooses not to pay? That might cause child support to…

Will Remarriage Increase the Amount of Child Support I Pay?

June 13, 2018

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Child Support, Men's Divorce Issues, Women's Divorce Issues

Child Support, income, nonearned income, remarriage

Child support and remarriage: do they affect one another? If I remarry, will my new spouse’s income factor in to what I pay in child support? I have been faithfully paying child support and have no qualms about it, I…

Shuman v. Shuman, 2017 UT App 192 – child custody and support, marital assets and debts, medical and child care expenses

November 2, 2017

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Child Care/Surrogate Care, Child Custody, Child Support, Debts, Marital Property

2017 UT App 192, child care expenses, child custody, child medical expenses, Child Support, marital assets. marital debts, Shuman v. Shuman

2017 UT App 192 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS CATHERINE JANE SHUMAN, Appellee, WESLEY ROBINSON SHUMAN, Appellant. Opinion No. 20160226-CA Filed October 19, 2017 Third District Court, West Jordan Department The Honorable William K. Kendall No. 104400246 Theodore R. Weckel…

Today the court ordered me to pay child support, leaving me $6/month to spend feeding myself. What can I do?

October 20, 2017

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Child Custody, Child Support, Custody, Divorce Law

Child Support, too high

Well, you won’t find me doing much to defend the legal system at the lawyer and trial court level. Still, is it really true that the child support award leaves you literally with $6 per month? Let me explain why…

My mother is stealing my child support money, what should I do?

October 7, 2017

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Child Support

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My mother is stealing my child support money, what should I do? There is a Utah statute that allows a child support payor to request that the child support recipient account for how the child support money is spent: 78B-12-218.…

Garnishing Wages and Other Funds to Collect Child Support

October 6, 2017

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Child Support

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If child support arrears are documented and filed with the state or a judgment has been placed on arrears, can an insurance claim to the person who is behind have a lien put on it to deduct the arrears amount…

Remarriage Affecting Child Support?

June 14, 2017

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Alimony and Support, Assets/Debt/Property, Child Support, Children in Divorce, Cohabitation, Finances

Child Support, remarriage, remarried, remarry

QUESTION: Does remarriage affect child support? My ex-wife remarried a man who makes about 4x more than I do annually. Because of this she doesn’t have to work anymore. I have continued to pay child support knowing that the step-parents…

Can a Parent Pay No Child Support and Still Have Visitation and Parent-time Rights?

May 3, 2017

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Child Custody, Child Support, Children in Divorce, Coping With Divorce, Legal Custody, Parent Time, Parental Rights, Visitation

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QUESTION: Dear Eric, My ex and I have been separated for a while now. He has not given us any money for child support. I am supporting my child and me on my own, and now my husband says he…

When does child support end in Utah?

January 8, 2016

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Child Support

The two most common, main triggers for the termination of court-ordered child support in Utah are: when your child reaches majority at the age of 18 years and graduates from high school, with child support terminating upon the event that…

Can Step-Parents Get Custody if a Child isn’t their Biological Child?

January 8, 2016

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Child Custody, Child Support, Children in Divorce, Divorce Court

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Can step-parents get custody or visitation of a child who is neither his/her natural nor adopted child in Utah? The short answer is that it’s legally possible, but just how step-parent custody in Utah is defined is somewhat unclear right…

Can ORS Lower My Child Support?

January 8, 2016

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Child Support

When parties are divorced or subject to a separation order in Utah, the Decree of Divorce or Separation Order will identify the child support obligation will be. It would, however, be quite unusual for the parties’ income to remain stagnant…

Protection from Domestic Violence in Utah

December 24, 2015

PROTECTION FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN UTAH Numbers provided by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reveal that one in three women in Utah will experience domestic violence, compared to one in four nationwide. See Domestic Violence in Utah higher…

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

December 19, 2015

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Alimony and 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…

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