Curiously, in Dahl v. Dahl, 2015 WL 5098249, although the Utah Supreme Court emphasized the strong public policy in Utah to divide marital estates equitably such that a trust cannot hide assets of the marriage, the Court determined that Ms. Dahl could only withdraw...
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Talk to an attorney when composing your estate plan
Estate planning is very complex, and to properly implement a plan that protects your estate and preserves your last wishes so that your loved ones can thrive after you are gone is a very difficult task to complete -- especially on your own. Estate planning isn't the...
What You Should Know About Alimony in Utah
As if the emotional toll of divorce weren't enough, the financial aspect can be devastating. A crucial task your Utah divorce lawyer must help you tackle from the get-go is to separate the emotional aspect of the case from the financial one. Let's examine this...
What you need to know about non-competition agreements
Having your "ducks in a row" is absolutely critical when running a business. If you aren't handling important issues in a timely manner, or if your documents lack the compliance and completeness that they need to be enforceable, then your company could be at risk. We...
What assets can be transferred outside of probate
In the state of Utah, the purpose of probate proceeding is to enact an orderly process where the assets of a deceased person are legally transferred to other people, usually a person’s heirs and beneficiaries. Order is key in probate, because of the disputes...
Utah Qualified Domestic Relations Orders – Never Make These Three Mistakes
Under Utah law, spouses in a divorce case are entitled to one-half of any retirement funds that have accrued during the marriage. This includes 401Ks, IRAs, annuities, and the like. But unlike other divisions of marital property, this one is not achieved by the Utah...
Is there an ‘inexpensive’ trust I can utilize?
It would be nice if trusts could be established without a financial cost being attributed to their creation. In reality though, you have to be prepared to spend a little money to protect your assets in a trust. Given this notion, there was a prevailing notion about...
On the probate process, and why avoiding it is ideal
Probate sounds like an arduous process, doesn't it? Even without the context of estate planning, the word "probate" doesn't exactly sounds fun or promising. With the context of estate planning, it is made even clearer that probate is not fun or promising. Probate is...
The special needs trust: what it provides
Last month, we wrote a post about some of the types of trusts that you can utilize to bolster your estate plan. Having a trust is a great way to improve your estate plan, protect your estate from the probate process, and to ensure that your assets are properly handled...
Lawsuit over Oregon’s healthcare website ensnares Oracle
Many people may not be aware of this, but the state of Oregon's healthcare website was "botched" and it's launch has cost the state a lot of money. The company that was behind the website is Oracle, and the two sides have been engaged in a legal battle ever since the...