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If the father got the child custody, will the mom pay for child support?

In Utah, the answer is: it’s likely that Mom will pay child support to Dad. Generally, unless the primary joint custodial parents makes orders of magnitude more than the other parent, the parent awarded less custody is going to pay…

Do you agree with Brad Pitt winning joint custody of his children with Angelina Jolie?

I normally don’t comment on popular culture matters dealing with divorce, but for this question I will make an exception. I have no idea what kind of parents Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are. I don’t know what findings the…

2019 UT App 207 – Peeples v. Peeples – modification of child custody

January 7, 2020

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2019 UT App 207 – THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS ADAM LEGRANDE PEEPLES, Appellee, v. ANNALEISE T. PEEPLES, Appellant. Opinion No. 20180713-CA Filed December 19, 2019 Third District Court, Salt Lake Department The Honorable Andrew H. Stone No. 044901980 Brian…

Child Custody: what does it mean in divorce, and what factors determine who gets child custody?

December 7, 2018

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One of the biggest worries (perhaps the biggest) for a parent going through divorce is the question of child custody. A common misperception is that “child custody” means simply who your children will live with after you and your ex-spouse…

What are the odds of a ballot measure for 50/50 custody?

October 4, 2017

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What are the chances of a ballot measure in CA for a rebuttable presumption that child custody should be 50/50 if both parents wish at least 50%? Slim. This isn’t important to enough people to get it on the ballot,…

How does joint custody of a child work?

May 30, 2017

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How does joint custody of a child work? When non-lawyers think of joint custody, I get the impression that they think of it this way: The children live half the time with Mom and half the time with Dad. This…

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If the father got the child custody, will the mom pay for child support?

Do you agree with Brad Pitt winning joint custody of his children with Angelina Jolie?

2019 UT App 207 – Peeples v. Peeples – modification of child custody

Child Custody: what does it mean in divorce, and what factors determine who gets child custody?

What are the odds of a ballot measure for 50/50 custody?

How does joint custody of a child work?