by Aaron Millar | Mar 1, 2024 | Divorce
Utah law recognizes a dichotomy in married persons’ property: nonmarital property versus marital property. In the State of Utah, married persons “have always had” the right to separately own and enjoy property apart from their spouse. Mortensen v. Mortensen, 760 P.2d...
by Aaron Millar | Feb 1, 2024 | Child Custody
A typical question in family law scenarios is “Can the kids just stay the night?” Addressing overnight visits in the Spring 2015 Utah Legislative session, the Utah Legislature passed an optional parent-time schedule for children 5 to 18 years of age, known as Utah...
by Aaron Millar | Jan 1, 2024 | Child Support, Divorce
“A court order is worth as much as the paper it’s printed on.” Author Unknown. Most parties to a divorce, paternity, or other family law case are relieved to have an order or decision signed by the court. Many don’t realize that their ex may violate the terms of the...
by Aaron Millar | Dec 1, 2023 | Child Custody
It is becoming increasingly more common in our society for individuals to relocate to different cities, states and even overseas. Regardless of the reason for the relocation (new job, new spouse, military deployment, or health reasons), the relocating individual with...
by Aaron Millar | Nov 10, 2023 | Divorce, Mediation
The other day, my garbage disposal stopped working. I checked the breaker box, hit the reset button, but neither approach fixed the disposal. In the days that this problem lasted, the water wouldn’t drain from our sink and made a mess, further reinforcing my...
by Aaron Millar | Sep 1, 2023 | Visitation
A recently decided case, Jones v. Jones, 2013 UT App 174 (UT App. 2013), has completely changed the way that courts evaluate Utah’s Grandparent Visitation Statute (U.C.A. § 30-2-5). This statute was created to give grandparents their own independent rights to...
