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Child Support and Pregnancy Expense Arrears and Statute of Limitations

A mother can seek recovery of past child support arrears four years before commencement of the paternity action by the birth father. The mother can also seek reimbursement for all pregnancy related expenses. Utah Code Annotated 78B-15-109. Limitation on recovery from the obligor. The obligor’s liabilities for past support are limited to the period of

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Grandparent Rights in Utah

Grandparent rights in Utah can be tricky. It involves constitutional rights of parents and best interests of a child(ren). Below we have included the law on the subject so that if you want to do further research you can start there. The family law attorneys at Arnold Wadsworth & Coggins offer a free consultation in

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New Domestic Automatic Injunction Effective November 1, 2019 URCP 109

The Utah Supreme Court has adopted a new effective date of November 1, 2019 for the following rule. The rule was formerly effective May 1, 2019. The November date will accommodate programming changes necessary to effectuate the rule’s purposes. Utah Rules of Civil Procedure URCP109. Injunction in certain domestic relations cases. New. Provides that in certain

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When Can the Office of Recovery Services (“ORS”) Collect Alimony?

This issue causes a lot of heartache because ORS does not uniformly implement its regulations.  Implementation often depends on the caseworker, which is very frustrating. Here is the regulatory rule governing the issue. (R527-34-2): Collect and enforce current and past-due spousal support (alimony) on all IV-A and Non-IV-A cases if the following criteria are met:

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A Brief Guide to Utah Small Claims Court

If you have been the victim of an unfortunate incident and are seeking monetary damages, you might be surprised to find that the court proceedings can be wrapped up quite quickly. Instead of taking your claim to District Court and working through the mountain of paperwork and lengthy timeframe, Small Claims Court can provide a

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Matt Wadsworth earned his Bachelor’s from the University of Utah in Economics where he graduated in the top ten percent of…

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Deven is a Utah native and prior to becoming an aggressive, knowledgeable and experienced attorney, he excelled…

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Prior to joining Arnold, Wadsworth & Coggins Attorneys, Lauren earned her Political Science degree from the University of Utah…

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