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Can one spouse or the other avoid paying taxes on a joint tax?

Can one spouse or the other avoid paying taxes on a joint tax? Tax law does not require married couples to file joint income tax returns simply by virtue of being married. So there is no such thing as a…

Can a toxic marriage be saved if only one wants to make it work?

May 22, 2020

Divorce Utah

Divorce Prevention/Marriage Preservation

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Can a toxic marriage be saved if only one wants to make it work? Possible, but extremely unlikely. So unlikely as to not to be worth so much as trying, if both spouses aren’t willing at least to try to…

Who is responsible for debt when you get a divorce or if you break up?

Who is responsible for debt when you get a divorce or if you break up? For the jurisdiction where I practice law (Utah), the law governing who can be made responsible for the payment of marital debts in divorce is very…

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Can one spouse or the other avoid paying taxes on a joint tax?

Can a toxic marriage be saved if only one wants to make it work?

Who is responsible for debt when you get a divorce or if you break up?