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Do courts make awards in divorce to “punish” adultery?

Do courts make awards in divorce to “punish” adultery? Great question. Adultery is considered a fault-based ground for divorce and a factor that can be considered when the trial court decides matters of alimony, property division, and child custody. I…

Are there laws that protect one parent from being a victim of the other parent’s continuous reporting, through the other parent’s attorney, about violations of a restraining order that are all lies?

Are there laws that protect one parent from being a victim of the other parent’s continuous reporting, through the other parent’s attorney, about violations of a restraining order that are all lies? Are there laws that protect one parent from…

If a parent exceeds parent-time by an hour or so, what can I do?

December 3, 2020

Divorce Utah

Child Custody, Custody, Parent Time

argument, contempt of court, evidence, falsely accused, late, log pick up, lying, noncompliance, orders, parent, Parent Time, photographic, proof, punish, return, reward, truth, videographic, visitation

If a parent exceeds parent-time by an hour or so, what can I do? Our custody order provides that child visitation is 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. My ex and I agreed by e-mail to change it to 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. But now my ex picks up at 10 and returns the child at 4 p.m. instead of 3 p.m., Is there…

What happens after an affair when you have kids?

What happens after an affair when you have kids? I will answer as if this question were asked in the belief that the affair will have a profound effect upon child custody, child support, and/or alimony. If you have had…

Spouse abused me emotionally, so I get more money in divorce now, right?

August 14, 2020

Divorce Utah

Assets/Debt/Property, Divorce Law, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Preparedness, Marital Property

distribute, distribution, divide, division, emotional abuse, equitable, equity, marital estate, penalize, punish, unethical behavior

My spouse abused me emotionally, so I get more money in divorce now, right? Strongly believing or feeling that “I deserve” an unequal division of the marital estate does not mean that you do legally deserve any such thing or…

Can a parent discipline a child by taking the child’s phone away?

Can a parent discipline a child by taking the child’s phone away? Before researching this question, I thought the answer was obvious. It’s not. As a both a lawyer and a parent myself, I always believed that I had control…

What does a judge ask a child in a custody case?

In Utah (where I practice divorce and child custody law) the answer is: it’s almost impossible to say. Why? For reasons that I assert I can demonstrate are not highly rational*, the majority of judges are extremely reluctant to question…

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Do courts make awards in divorce to “punish” adultery?

Are there laws that protect one parent from being a victim of the other parent’s continuous reporting, through the other parent’s attorney, about violations of a restraining order that are all lies?

If a parent exceeds parent-time by an hour or so, what can I do?

What happens after an affair when you have kids?

Spouse abused me emotionally, so I get more money in divorce now, right?

Can a parent discipline a child by taking the child’s phone away?

What does a judge ask a child in a custody case?