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What’s the best you’ve seen a self-represented party do in court?

December 5, 2019

Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Pro se (representing yourself)

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I have never yet seen a litigant who represented himself or herself do well in court. I’m sure such people exist, but I have never seen one in action. Courts generally don’t like self represented parties (known as pro se or pro per parties…

Can I protect marital assets from my spouse by “temporarily gifting” them?

November 15, 2019

Divorce Utah

Dirty Tricks, Divorce Costs, Divorce Fears, Divorce Law, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Marital Property

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Can I protect marital assets from my spouse by “temporarily gifting” assets to somebody else until after the divorce is final? Can you? Like is it doable? Sure, you can do it. And many divorcing people do this very thing successfully (meaning they get…

Why, when a lawyer lies in court, does the court often ignore the lie knowingly?

October 16, 2019

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Divorce Attorneys, Divorce Lawyers, Judges, Legal System

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Three possible reasons why, when a lawyer lies in court, the court often ignores the lie knowingly: The judge knows the lawyer is lying, but knows that the lie won’t make any difference in the outcome of the case. The…

Why do courts seem to rule against husbands so unfavorably regarding custody and alimony?

Sometimes a husband/father is legitimately ruled against in a child custody case because he is unfit to exercise custody. Sometimes that unfitness may be his own fault (he’s abusive and/or neglectful), other times the unfitness may be due to circumstances…

Have you ever dealt with parental alienation?

April 30, 2019

Divorce Utah

Children in Divorce, Divorce Fears, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Men's Divorce Issues, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Parental Alienation, Women's Divorce Issues

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Yes, but from the perspective of being the divorce lawyer for the alienated parent. Let me tell you, unless the alienating parent is so ham-handed in his or her efforts that the alienation is manifestly undeniable, proving parental alienation is…

Are divorce courts biased towards either gender?

Are divorce courts biased towards either gender? Yes. It’s not usually motivated by animus toward men or women (although there are some judges who are clearly biased against men or women), primarily it’s culturally motivated. Culturally in the U.S. there…

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What’s the best you’ve seen a self-represented party do in court?

Can I protect marital assets from my spouse by “temporarily gifting” them?

Why, when a lawyer lies in court, does the court often ignore the lie knowingly?

Why do courts seem to rule against husbands so unfavorably regarding custody and alimony?

Have you ever dealt with parental alienation?

Are divorce courts biased towards either gender?