This video by associate attorney Stacy Roberts explains the different Utah child custody types. You will learn the difference between Physical Custody and Legal Custody, Sole Custody vs Joint Custody, and what the court looks at when making child custody decisions. Transcript: Hi my name is the Stacy Roberts and I am an attorney here at [...]
In addition to the official rules published on the Utah State Courts website, there is another list of “unspoken” rules that should be followed when attending court. There is a specific code of conduct that judges and commissioners expect to see in their courtrooms. Experienced litigators are well aware of these rules, but people representing themselves [...]
People often want to know how it affects their divorce when one of the couple has had an affair or committed some infidelity, in heart or body. As attorneys, we have had this question arise from both sides of the fence. First, let’s talk about “fault.” It’s a bit confusing because people speak about fault [...]
The Utah Code for Standard Minimum Parent-time is found at Utah Code Annotated 30-3-35 (and 30-3-35.3 if your children are less than 5 years old). Utah Code Annotated 30-3-35 was updated in 2010 and below we provide the most recent version, as of November 2010. This code provision provides the basic parent-time schedule for the [...]
The Utah Court website and the Utah Office of Recovery Services website provide child support calculators that use the current Utah child support guidelines to accurately calculate child support. You can link to them from this site by clicking on the links in the previous sentence. BUT a child support calculator is not helpful [...]
It may be surprising to some parents that that their own parents may petition a court and obtain a court order requiring them to allow grandparent visitation. To most parents the right to make decisions and raise their children as they see fit, including the amount grandparent visitation, is a right inherent in being a [...]