Big Changes to Utah Family Law Code

• September 1, 2024
• By : Scott Wiser
• Category : Child Custody, Modifying Orders, Parent Time, Uncategorized
• Tags : 30-3-35, 30-3-35.2, 30-3-35.5, custody, dad's rights, divorce, father rights, holiday visitation, mother's rights, parent time, utah code 81-9-302, utah divorce, utah divorce attorney, utah divorce lawyer
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Beginning Sept 2024, there have been a massive changes to Utah’s family law code. Are […]

Alimony caselaw review: Knight v. Knight, 2023 UT App 86

• September 3, 2023
• By : Scott Wiser
• Category : Alimony, Caselaw, divorce
• Tags : alimony, divorce, divorce attorney, family law, spousal support, Utah Court of Appeals, utah divorce
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Do you wonder what Utah courts look at when deciding alimony? Utah’s appeal courts regularly […]

President’s Day Holiday Parent-time in 2022

• February 18, 2022
• By : Scott Wiser
• Category : Parent Time
• Tags : 30-3-35, 30-3-35.5, child custody, custody, dad's rights, divorce, enforcing orders, holiday visitation, mother's rights, parent time, presidents day, Utah Code 30-3-35, utah code 30-3-35.1, utah divorce, utah divorce attorney, utah divorce help, utah divorce lawyer
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The Presidents Day holiday weekend goes to the noncustodial parent in 2022 under the standard […]

Christmas Holiday parent-time in 2020

• December 18, 2020
• By : Scott Wiser
• Category : Parent Time
• Tags : 30-3-35, 30-3-35.5, 30-3-37, child custody, christmas parent-time, dad's rights, denied visitation, divorce, enforcing orders, holiday visitation, mother's rights, parent time, Utah Code 30-3-35, utah divorce attorney, utah divorce help, utah divorce lawyer, utah holidays, winter break parent-time
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In 2020 the custodial parent gets the first half of the Christmas school vacation, including […]

Fall Break Parent-time in 2020

• September 24, 2020
• By : Scott Wiser
• Category : Parent Time
• Tags : 30-3-35, 30-3-35.5, child custody, dad's rights, divorce, enforcing orders, fall break, father's rights, parent time, uea weekend, Utah Code 30-3-35, utah divorce attorney, utah divorce help, utah divorce lawyer
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Under the standard parent-time schedule, the custodial parent gets the Spring Break holiday in even-numbered […]

Labor Day Parent-time in 2020

• September 3, 2020
• By : Scott Wiser
• Category : Child Custody, Parent Time
• Tags : 30-3-35, child custody, dad's rights, denied visitation, divorce, enforcing orders, holiday visitation, labor day, parent time, utah code 30-3-35.1, utah divorce attorney, utah divorce help, utah divorce lawyer, utah holidays
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The Labor Day holiday weekend goes to the custodial parent in even-number years like 2020 […]

Third District Court Notice Regarding Domestic Cases and Covid-19

• March 20, 2020
• By : Scott Wiser
• Category : Child Custody, Court Order Enforcement, divorce, Enforcing Orders, Parent Time
• Tags : 30-3-35, child custody, coronavirus, covid-19, dad's rights, divorce, enforcing orders, father's rights, holiday visitation, order to show cause, parent time, spring break, Utah Code 30-3-35, utah code 30-3-35.1, Utah Code 30-3-35.5, utah divorce, utah divorce help
• Comments : 5

The Salt Lake County courts have just released this guidance regarding the impact of the […]

How Long Must You Be Married To Get Alimony?

• March 3, 2020
• By : Scott Wiser
• Category : Alimony, divorce
• Tags : alimony, child custody, divorce, length of the marriage, spousal support, utah code 30-3-5, utah divorce, utah divorce help
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Utah law does not require a marriage be “long term” before a court can award […]

Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend in 2020

• January 14, 2020
• By : Scott Wiser
• Category : Parent Time
• Tags : 30-3-35, 30-3-35.5, 30-3-37, child custody, dad's rights, divorce, father's rights, holiday visitation, martin luther king jr., mlk, parent time, Utah Code 30-3-35, utah code 30-3-35.1, utah divorce, utah divorce help
• Comments : 2

The Martin Luther King holiday weekend goes to the custodial parent in 2020 under the […]

Thanksgiving Parent-time in 2019

• November 22, 2019
• By : Scott Wiser
• Category : Parent Time
• Tags : 30-3-35, 30-3-37, child custody, dad's rights, denied visitation, divorce, enforcing orders, father's rights, holiday visitation, mother's rights, thanksgiving, thanksgiving parent-time, thanksgiving visitation, Utah Code 30-3-35, utah code 30-3-35.1, utah divorce help, utah holidays
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The “custodial” parent gets the Thanksgiving holiday in 2019 under the Utah in-state parent-time statute. […]