Family Law

Divorce can feel like unfamiliar territory. When you got married and had children, you did not imagine needing to decide how you would share custody if you and your spouse agreed to part ways. Now that it is time to consider what happens with your children after a...

When you get married, it can be the beginning of an exciting new chapter. When your new spouse has children, it can add to the excitement. While adopting stepchildren may not be part of the plan for every situation, many new step-parents are excited to make their new...

While nearly everyone enjoys the holidays, the festivities can also be stressful – especially for divorced parents. The holiday season can appear to them to be a series of tense exchanges about child custody, family traditions, participation in festivities and more....

What are your options if your ex-spouse violates the divorce decree? Perhaps she refuses to pay child support, or he is behind on his alimony payments. Or perhaps she refuses to pay the credit card debt allocated to her in the decree, or he interferes with your...

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...

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...

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...

Several states are taking note of new legislation affecting family law, which offers an expanded parent- time schedule in favor of the non-custodial parent when the parents of minor children are involved in a divorce. The new law was sponsored in this year's...

When deciding whether to include your children’s expenses into your household income, it is necessary to consider the following decision. Typically, child support was considered separate, set aside for the children, and not treated as income to the wife when...

This article first appeared on St. George News under the Snow Jensen & Reece column "Legal Briefings." Tyson C. Horrocks is an St. George, Utah, attorney with the law firm of Snow, Jensen & Reece. The content in this column should not be construed as legal...