Legal Updates

Transgender Parents’ Rights

The ACLU and the National Center for Transgender Equality have prepared a great report that helps transgender parents and practitioners understand the rights available to these families. Handling a case of this nature often raises difficult issues. These organizations have ample experience to advise on best practices for achieving positive results for the parents and children. Access the report here: https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_document/aclu-tg_parenting_guide.pdf

Family Case Law Update

The case law update gives important information on relocation, custody, civil procedure, attorney fees, and retirement. Enjoy!

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Family Case Law Update

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This case law update includes an important Utah Supreme Court case regarding grandparents’ rights, the Court’s discretion with custody evaluator recommendations, important civil procedure pit falls, and more. Enjoy!

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Family Case Law Update

Hawkes Justice - decisions made during divorce impact a family for years

The Court discusses custody and parent-time below the statutory minimums.

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Family Case Law Update

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Here are Utah family law case summaries for April and May of 2015. Enjoy!

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Family Case Law Update

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This legal update provides family law case summaries from the Utah Supreme Court and the Utah Court of Appeals from the second half of 2014. In addition to an awesomely insane case involving astronomical attorney fees (Dahl), this summary breaks down the courts’ rulings on: custody, alimony, child support, child care, medical expenses, abuse and neglect, protective orders and stalking injunctions, retirement benefits, pensions, stocks, and investments, debt, paternity, termination of parental rights, real property, personal property, grandparents’ rights, contempt and orders to show cause, attorney fees, domesticating cases, intervening parties, and some fancy information about civil procedure. Enjoy!

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