It has become very common for children to be born to parents who are not married in Utah and throughout the United States. Reportedly, around 40 percent of childbirths in the U.S. are to unmarried couples. The rate in Utah is lower, but it’s still nearly 20 percent. Even though becoming parents without getting married is so widespread now, it sets up a number of legal issues that require establishing paternity in order to resolve them. Wall Legal Solutions in…
In mediation, for example, to settle property division issues and other disputes that complicate divorce cases, when an agreement is reached, the mediator and attorneys will draw up an agreement. You and your spouse ultimately sign the agreement. In some cases, people decide they want to wait and think about signing the agreement after ending mediation. That puts the parties back into the position of trying to negotiate without a mediator. That naturally often leads to attempts to make changes…
Millions of couples cohabitate these days without getting married. In Utah, unmarried couples who have a child together should be clear on the impact on the parental rights of the father, or more accurately — the absence of the father’s parental rights. For the best source of complete information on this important topic for unmarried parents, contact an experienced Utah paternity lawyer. Below is some essential information about why and how you should approach establishing paternity in compliance with Utah…
The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys (AIFL) is a division of the American Institute of Legal Counsel (AILC), which awards ratings across over a dozen divisions of legal representation, For example, Criminal Law, Family Law, Personal Injury, Employment & Labor Law, and other primary specializations. It is one of the legal field’s high honors to be identified as one of the institute’s top-ranked attorneys among all those in a given specialization in their home state. So, Wall Legal Solutions…
Halloween can be such a fun time for divorced parents sharing custody to celebrate with the kids and make memories together that will last a lifetime. In Utah child custody cases, if both parents will be spending any amount of time caring for a minor child, a parent-time schedule is typically ordered by the judge. It usually includes Halloween and other public holidays and personal family occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, etc. However, in case of discrepancies, below are common ways…