Posts in Child Custody

A child custody evaluation provides the court with information it can use to make decisions about custody and parent-time. It is typically conducted by a[…]

Summer is coming up. Do you know who gets your kids and when? Under the Utah state default parent-time schedule, if your child is five[…]

Do you need legal help but do not want to pay a lawyer to handle everything? We offer “limited scope” (also known as unbundled) representation[…]

Yes. Utah courts can modify family court orders if there has been a “substantial and material change in circumstance” and, if the case involves your[…]

Utah Code 30-3-35(2)(f)(iii) states that for children 5 and older the non-custodial parent is entitled to spring break parent-time in 2017 beginning at 6 p.m.[…]

“Parent-time” means the schedule of when a child will be each parent if they are separated. Utah has moved away from the old-fashioned (and derogatory)[…]

Courts decide custody based on the “best interest of the child” standard. That means if the parents themselves cannot agree on custody, a judge will[…]

Nearly half of all births in the United States are to unmarried parents. But unlike mothers and married dads, unmarried fathers do not automatically possess[…]

If your ex is not following court orders there are several ways to force him or her do so. One option is filing what is[…]

Utah law presumes that parents should equally share their children’s reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket medical expenses. This includes the child’s pro-rata share of any medical[…]