Utah Code Annotated section 30-3-35 has been revised, effective May 5, 2008, to provide a different rotation of parent-time for Holidays as compared to the statute provision in past years.  In the code, “Custodial” generally is used as a reference to the parent who has primary custody or more parent-time and “non-Custodial” generally refers to the parent who has less parent-time.  Remember to refer to your current court orders as a reference because the statute changes may not apply to every situation.

The following is the new holiday schedule for custodial parents in even-numbered years and non-custodial parents in odd-numbered years:

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This entry provides the status of family-law-related bills presented in the Utah Spring Legislative Session.

Thanks very much to Stewart Ralphs , Director of Legal Aid Society, and to the Utah Bar Family Law Section Executive Committe for their efforts in coordinating, organizing, summarizing, and disseminating this information.

Below is a summary of the bills and status. Here is a link to the Utah government site with all the content and status of all of this session’s bills.

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Here are some terms and definitions commonly used in Utah Family Law cases:

Answer and Counterclaim
Within 20 days (30 days if Respondent lives out of state) of service or signing acceptance of the Petition, the Respondent must file an Answer to the Petition, agreeing and disagreeing with the contents of the Petition. Respondent usually Counterclaims, which means he or she asks for a different resolution of issues in the divorce than what Petitioner asked.

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