Utah Dating Violence Protective Orders

Todd Peterson — Wed, 29 May 2013 21:55:31 +0000

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. These three categories were individuals who are related, who live or have lived together, or who have parented a child together. Over the years the Utah legislature has had concerns over whether or not these categories were too restrictive and left some individuals, that were in need of protection, out in the cold. While there is the option of a civil stalking injunction regardless of the parties relationship the legislature has now gone beyond that and created a new class of protective order for people who are only dating and not related or living together.

The New Dating Violence Protective Order

With the recent passing of the dating violence protective order bill the Utah legislature has created a new law that allows for a person in a dating relationship to get a protective order against their partner if they have been subjected to abuse or violence by their partner. In fact the law actually extends to include situations where no abuse or violence has taken place but where there is a substantial likelihood that there will be abuse or violence.

Ogden Family Law Attorney | Getting Help with Your Protective Order Case

If you live in Northern Utah, such as Ogden, Farmington, Bountiful, or Logan, and are involved in a protective order case or would like to start a protective order case then call Ogden Divorce Law today. Whether you are the petitioner or respondent, or whether it is a traditional protective order case or a new dating violence protective order you can be sure that the attorneys at Ogden Divorce Law know how to help you and will make sure that your rights are protected. Call or email us today to find out how we can help you.

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Termination of Parental Rights in Northern Utah

Todd Peterson — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:04:07 +0000

There are a number of scenarios where a person could have to run into the issue of their parental rights being terminated, or trying to terminate another person’s parental rights. Regardless of the scenario, however, it can be very difficult for parental rights to be terminated. The most common way a person’s rights are terminated is through voluntary relinquishment, which is exactly what it sounds like, a parent giving up their rights. This is a very serious decision and one that cannot be revoked so it is important that you understand every aspect of it before you relinquish your rights, you can do so by calling the attorneys at Ogden Divorce Law. The other route for termination of parental rights is the tough one, and that is involuntary relinquishment.

Involuntary Relinquishment of Parental Rights

Involuntary relinquishment obviously means that the parent’s whose rights are being terminated does not want it to happen and may be fighting it. In Utah a court may terminate rights of a parent if it finds that the parent has abandoned the child, abused or neglected the child, is unfit or incompetent, or has failed to support or communicate with the child. Ultimately the court is looking for what is in the best interest of the child, so whomever is trying to terminate the rights must show that the parent is more than just a bad parent but that its in the best interest of the child that the parent have no rights concerning the child. This can be a very tough standard to reach and it can be very difficult to be successful in such a claim, the common scenario is when its related to an adoption and sometimes in a divorce.

Ogden Family Law Attorney | Terminating Parental Rights

If you are wondering if you can have another person’s parental rights terminating or if someone else or the State is attempting to terminate your rights than call Ogden Divorce Law. We serve all of Northern Utah, including Ogden, Logan, and Farmington. Call or email us today to find out more.