Parents continue to support and care for their kids after a separation or divorce through custody and/or parent-time. Parents generally share joint legal custody, which has to do with the right to make important decisions regarding the children. Physical custody has...
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Relocating in Utah following a divorce
It is not unusual for a person to move in Utah. They may move due to a new job, to reside at a location with a better cost of living or to be near family. If you are divorced with a child, and are planning to move, first consult your child custody and parenting order....
Age-old question: Should you stay together for the kids? Part 2
In our last post, we began a discussion about a problem that nearly every parent faces when contemplating divorce. On one hand, there are numerous studies suggesting that parental divorce can have very negative long-term impacts on children. On the other hand, living...
Age-old question: Should you stay together for the kids? Part 1
When divorce rates in the U.S. began to rise in the final decades of the 20th century, there was understandable concern about what impacts this would have on children in divorced households. There’s no question that divorce is tough on the whole family and can be...
How can you be sure your custody plan will work well?
How will you and your spouse parent after divorce? Even Utah parents who do not necessarily get along see the value in working together to provide their children with stability and security long-term. One practical way to do this is to draft a parenting plan together...
How the court determines if a parent is unfit
While the courts favor joint custody more often these days, there are still times when sole custody may be the better option. The courts want to make sure that the best interests of the child remain at the forefront of child custody arrangements, so if that means that...
You can reduce conflict during the stress of back-to-school time
Summer can be a fun time for Utah families, but at some point, this season will end and it will be time to start preparing for the beginning of another school year. Back-to-school time can be stressful for some, with expensive clothes to buy, school fees to pay and...
How is child support calculated in Utah?
When getting ready to initiate divorce proceedings, it is normal to have a lot of questions about what post-divorce life will look like for you and your children. Will you come out on top financially? Will you have the funds you need to pay child support or, on the...
4 tips for handling a custody evaluation
Like any Utah parent, your children mean the world to you. As you go through a divorce, you may worry about how the situation will impact your children and what hoops you may have to jump through when it comes to making child custody decisions. If you and the other...
Can I modify my divorce agreement?
The short answer is that changes can be made. While the divorce may have become final, there are many reasons for requesting a change to the decree. Of course there may have been a clerical error in the judgment or some other technical issue that the court needs to...