Utah Family Law Blog

Costs Change for Utah Divorce Orientation Course

Costs Change for Utah Divorce Orientation Course

Utah Code sections 30-3-11.3 and 30-3-11.4 require parents who are divorcing to attend a divorce orientation course and divorce education course before a Decree of Divorce will be signed. These are two separate courses that are offered right after each other on the...

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Benefits of Mediation

Benefits of Mediation

There are plenty of advantages to mediating your dispute as opposed to litigating. Control the outcome Firstly, the parties are in control of the outcome and any agreement reached in mediation.  With this control the parties can make sure any agreement is detailed and...

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Utah Mediation – Frequently Asked Questions

Utah Mediation – Frequently Asked Questions

Do I have to bring an attorney to mediation? No you do not have to bring an attorney to mediation. Attending mediation with an attorney is completely your choice. If you would like the legal advice of an attorney at mediation, then you should retain an attorney to...

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The Utah Online Court Assistance Program May Not Be Enough

The Utah Online Court Assistance Program May Not Be Enough

In Utah, any person can file online using Utah's OCAP (Online Court Assistance Program). We have a lot of people tell us, "I'm just going to use OCAP, but I don't understand this paragraph." Or "We are filing using OCAP, but what does it mean to say I have joint...

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Utah Child Custody Explained

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....

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The Unspoken Utah Court Rules

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....

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Utah Standard Minimum Parent-time

Utah Standard Minimum Parent-time

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 is constantly updated by the Legislature. Below is how it reads as of 2014. Notably, the code...

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