Dividing the Property & Debts When couples look to divide property the state they reside in can make a difference. Utah, along with most states divide the property equitably. This usually means both parties are entitled to half the equity in any real property acquired during the marriage. Divorce attorneys, and courts, start at 50/50 and [...]
Hiring a Utah divorce attorney is stressful. It’s stressful because if you mess up and hire the wrong one, the damage to you and your family can be devastating. Less money, less time with your kids. Not good. You want to avoid all that, which is why you decided to meet with a few divorce attorneys [...]
Have you ever tried to read a military member’s pay stub? It’s a mess. There are a thousand different numbers, and determining actual compensation is difficult. All of this leads to confusion about what items are counted as income for child support and alimony when military personnel divorce. When doing military divorces and trying to determine [...]
Sarah married Tom about ten years ago. They have a couple kids and a home, and that means both she and Tom work. Over the years, Sarah’s done well at her job and she makes $65,000 per year. Tom — not so much. He’s bounced from job to job. Maybe he works for year, maybe 3 [...]
There’s an old joke about lawyers that goes a little something like this: “When you ask an attorney any question, the answer is always the same: ‘It depends.’” There’s a lot of truth in that joke. Personally, I always tell people “it depends” when they ask how long a divorce will take, because, honestly, it really [...]
So, the Utah Legislature doesn’t like divorce. And to show how much it doesn’t like divorce, Utah used to have a 90-day divorce waiting period. On May 8, 2018, the Utah Legislature shortened the 90-day waiting period to 30 days. So, now a divorce can be finalized 30 days after it’s filed. In reality, it’ll probably [...]
We need to focus on the upper middle income and upper income, because others simply can’t afford us There will be increasing pressure on the upper middle income, so be on the top of that market, be the big winner Rosen’s Rules: marketing Alice (speaking at companies, lunches, marketing in private schools), union liaison for police [...]
One of the most common complaints we hear from people about Utah divorce attorneys is they don’t communicate. Believe me, we understand the problem. Many divorce attorneys won’t return our calls either. I’d like to think they communicate better with their clients, but I know that’s not true. Often, they communicate worse with their [...]
The filing fee for a divorce in Utah is $310. When you file, there is an $8 fee that you have to pay to the Utah Vital Records Department as well. So, the true cost to file is $318. Now, there are also costs associated with serving court documents. See, once you file your divorce [...]
50/50 custody is becoming more popular in Utah, although, it’s far from the norm. The more popular it becomes, the more people have questions about how 50/50 works in real life. One question that comes up regarding 50/50 custody is: what costs do we share when we have 50/50 custody? The answer is: quite a few. [...]