Category Archives: Ogden Utah Family Law Attorney

Protective Orders and Custody

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Todd Peterson

One of the difficult things about protective orders is that after a party requests the protective order, a temporary protective order is normally immediately issued and if the party requesting the protective order is married to the named respondent or … Continue reading →

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The Divorce Process: Financial Declaration

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Todd Peterson

What most people don’t often realize about the divorce process is that it is a civil suit. It may not be the exact same type of thing as suing an insurance company because of a car accident or something like … Continue reading →

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Utah Legal Separation Laws

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Todd Peterson

When most couples hit times of serious marital discord, which they don’t think that they can overcome, they automatically turn to divorce. While divorce is some times the best decision for couple that don’t want to be together any  more … Continue reading →

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Utah Paternity Suits

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Todd Peterson

In today’s world societies conventions are much less strict when it comes to not getting married and “shacking up” instead. With rising divorce rates and the difficulties that come with ending a marriage it makes sense why there is so … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Decision May Help with Divorce

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Todd Peterson

The Supreme Court’s recent decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional has been heralded as a huge victory for gay and lesbian couples who liked to get married. However, as well as being a win for gay … Continue reading →

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The Utah Child Support Calculator

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Todd Peterson

The divorce process is largely about whether or not the parties can make compromises and meet in the middle on the big issues. If the parties cannot come to a settlement then they will have to go to the judge … Continue reading →

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How to Get Your Name Changed in Utah

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Todd Peterson

The name changes we all hear about are a little outrageous, like Metta World Peace or Chad Ochocinco; but aside from publicity stunt name changes there are plenty of reasonable reasons for a person to change their name. For example … Continue reading →

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Modifying a Divorce Decree

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Todd Peterson

People who get divorced usually make the decision to do so because they think it will make things better, and may even think that they will be able to go back to their life before marriage. However, its rarely that … Continue reading →

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Utah Dating Violence Protective Orders

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Todd Peterson

Traditionally, Utah courts have only offered protective orders to three classes of people. Meaning for an individual to get an order from the court keeping another individual away from them they had to have a certain relationship with that person.  … Continue reading →

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Bifurcated Divorce in Utah

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Todd Peterson

The divorce process can be very long and drawn out when the divorcing parties are fighting over every aspect of the separation, and when I say drawn out I mean longer than a year. When people decide they want to … Continue reading →

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