Author Archives: Stacey Schmidt

Tis the Season: Parent-Time Disputes During the Holidays

Ah, the holidays. A time for family, food and stress. What can be more stressful than finalizing travel plans or beating the holiday shopping crowd to find the perfect gifts for your loved ones? Parent-time disputes can be the most stressful part of the holiday season for co-parents who don’t exactly see eye-to-eye on parenting […]

Celebrity Divorce Lawyer jacking up her prices?

London divorce lawyer Lady Shackleton is subject to an ongoing investigation into her significant “mark-ups” to the accounts of celebrity clients. Her hourly bill for work on Heather Mills’s divorce was marked up from $14,000 to $150,000. Hourly bills for her work with Madonna and Paul McCartney were similarly marked up hundreds of thousands of […]

Annulment for the Spouse of Kim Kardashian?

After just 2 months of marriage, if Kim Kardashian and her husband,Kris Humphries were living in Utah, would he be entitled to an Annulment? The answer is … MAYBE! What Are the Stipulations for Annulment in Utah? Many people mistakenly believe that one of the grounds for an annulment is the length of the marriage. […]

Intestacy Trumps Talking

Written by: Tyler An excerpt of the typical conversations I have had lately goes something like this: Me: So, how are you planning on dividing your assets and personal belongs in the case of your untimely death? Me: So, how are you planning on dividing your assets and personal belongs in the case of your […]

In The News : Rule 26A

Did you know that according to Rule 1 of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedures, all trials “…shall be liberally constructed to secure the just, speedy, inexpensive determination of every action”? To me that came as quite the surprise as I read the Rule 26 article recently published in the Utah Journal of Family Law. […]