Legal Separation vs Divorce

Legal Separation vs Divorce

What is the difference between Legal Separation and Divorce? In general, there is a misunderstanding of the term “legal separation.”  While divorce is the legal dissolution of the marriage contract between spouses, a legal separation is generally understood as a...

SPLIT SECOND DECISIONS – ANIMALS IN THE ROAD

SPLIT SECOND DECISIONS – ANIMALS IN THE ROAD

SPLIT SECOND DECISIONS – ANIMALS IN THE ROAD Late one evening a young woman and her friends were traveling on a rural road. As they were traveling, the driver’s headlights revealed a small animal in the middle of the lane. Trying to avoid the collision with the...

5 Deadly Driving Behaviors

5 Deadly Driving Behaviors

According to Zero Fatalities, traffic accidents kill over 30,000 people and injure 2 million people nationwide every year. Although we have seen a recent decline in traffic-related fatalities in the State of Utah, 256 people still lost their lives in...

How to Seek a Change of Custody

How to Seek a Change of Custody

You and your family are bound to experience many major life changes after your divorce decree or custody order has been entered by the court. You or the other parent may get remarried, relocate, lose a job, etc. Hopefully, your decree contemplates most of these...

Do You Have a Defamation Claim?

Do You Have a Defamation Claim?

If someone has said or written something about you or your business that you felt was incorrect, and that statement has had a negative impact, you may be able to bring a defamation claim. Simply put, defamation is a false statement that someone says or writes about a...

Don’t Leave Money on the Table

Don’t Leave Money on the Table

Some people claim that it is not necessary to hire an attorney to represent you in your personal injury case. This claim is based on the assumption that insurance companies will be more than happy to negotiate your claim with you individually. In fact, often...

Do You Qualify for an Expungement

Do You Qualify for an Expungement

You have worked hard to turn your life around or to get past that arrest or conviction that still haunts you. Perhaps it’s time to find out if you are eligible for an expungement. If your situation meets certain requirements, there is a good possibility you are....