Posts about father’s rights

A common question that comes up in my practice is whether a parent paying child support is entitled to a credit against their child support[…]

We frequently receive phonecalls from distraught parents who, for one reason or another, have not been able to enjoy a positive relationship with their children[…]

Father’s Day is Sunday, June 18 in 2017. Under the standard Utah holiday schedule, the natural or adoptive father of a child is entitled to[…]

Being served with any kind of lawsuit can be a jarring experience and it is important you act fast to protect your legal rights. Typically[…]

Utah law allows grandparents to seek visitation and even custody with their grandchildren under certain circumstances. This is a complicated area of the law because[…]

Mother’s Day falls on May 14 in 2017. Under the Utah holiday schedule, the natural or adoptive mother of a child is entitled to parent-time[…]

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[…]

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[…]