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Do you have any experience on how to challenge a void judgment in a family court?

October 12, 2022

Divorce, Divorce Procedure, Education, Evidence, Family Law

excusable neglect, family court, fraus, Grant relief, inadvertences, mistakes, newly discovered evidence, Rule 60(b), Void Judgement

Thanks for asking such a good question. The answer, as it applies in the jurisdiction where I practice divorce and family law (Utah), is found in Utah Rules of Civil Procedure 60(b)(4): Rule 60. Relief from judgment or order. (b)…

Beckham v. Beckham, 2022 UT App 65

2022 UT App 65 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS VICKI BECKHAM, Appellee, v. RANDALL BECKHAM, Appellant. Opinion No. 20200935-CA Filed May 19, 2022 Third District Court, Salt Lake Department The Honorable Barry G. Lawrence No. 194901020 Ben W. Lieberman, Attorney…

What are top things you wish your clients would stop saying/doing?

March 5, 2019

Divorce Utah

Dirty Tricks, Divorce Attorneys, Divorce Law, Divorce Lawyers, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness

dumb things clients do, mistakes

As a lawyer, what are top things you wish your clients would stop saying/doing? What a great question. Thank you for asking. I have a three-part answer: 1) for all situations, 2) in criminal law, and 3) in family law.…

Cool as a Cucumber: How to Testify Successfully at Your Deposition or in Court in a Domestic Relations Case

Cool as a Cucumber[1]: HOW TO TESTIFY SUCCESSFULLY AT YOUR DEPOSITION OR IN COURT IN A DOMESTIC RELATIONS CASE [1] This phrase (c. 1732) derives from ancient folk knowledge confirmed by science in 1970: the interior temperature of a field cucumber…

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Do you have any experience on how to challenge a void judgment in a family court?

Beckham v. Beckham, 2022 UT App 65

What are top things you wish your clients would stop saying/doing?

Cool as a Cucumber: How to Testify Successfully at Your Deposition or in Court in a Domestic Relations Case