How should the child support payment system in the U.S. be changed?
How should the child support payment system in the U.S. be changed to make it more fair? What is unfair about child support for the child support payor (also known as the child support obligor):...
View ArticleDo you think it’s fair for a non-custodial parent to pay more child support?
Do you think it’s acceptable for the non-custodial parent to have to pay more child support because the custodial parent chooses to barely work or not work at all? Generally, no, it is not...
View ArticleShould I get sole custody of my children if the dad does not want custody?
Should I get sole custody of my children if their dad does not want to be involved with them? Or try to talk it out before I go through with it? Your children deserve a loving, salutary relationship...
View ArticleMy question to Utah Office of Recovery Services (ORS):
Good morning, I am a divorce and child custody lawyer. I have a question that all of my clients ask me that I don’t have the answer to: “Why does ORS and/or the court need my child’s Social Security...
View ArticleHow does employment effect finances in divorce?
Are Couples in which the husband didn’t have a full-time job had a chance of divorcing the following year, compared to couples in which the husband did have a full-time job? In my opinion, given that...
View ArticleIf you pay child support directly but want to pay through the state instead,...
Also, is it more beneficial to pay through the state or directly to the custodial parent? I can’t speak for all jurisdictions in response to this question, but I can answer it as it applies in Utah,...
View ArticleDo family courts favor mothers?
While there are some judges, perhaps even some jurisdictions, that are outliers, the answer to your question is: generally yes, no question about it. While the preference for and favoritism showed...
View ArticleTaylor v. Taylor – 2022 UT 35 – Divorce Arbitration
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF UTAH DAVID JENKINS TAYLOR, Appellant, v. JILL MARIE TAYLOR, Appellee. No. 20191090 Heard: April 13, 2022 Filed August 18, 2022 On Certification from the Court of...
View ArticleThayne v. Thayne – 2022 UT App 122 – Change of Circumstances
2022 UT App 122 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS STEPHANIE THAYNE, Appellee, v. DEVIN THAYNE, Appellant. Opinion No. 20200598-CA Filed November 3, 2022 Second District Court, Ogden Department The Honorable...
View ArticleHow Often Does One Parent Get Sole Custody of Their Children in a Custody Case?
Good question. A generation or two ago, it was all but unheard of for parents to be awarded joint physical custody of their children. It was literally unthinkable in the minds of most legislatures,...
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