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Amber M. Mettler
Amy J. Oliver
Andrew H. Stone
Associate Chief Justice Ronald E. Nehring
Associate Chief Justice Thomas R. Lee
C. Dane Nolan
Camille L. Neider
Carolyn B. McHugh
Chelsea Koch
Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant
Christine S. Johnson
Cristina P. Ortega
Darold J. McDade
David J. Williams
David M. Connors
David N. Mortensen
David R. Hamilton
Diana Hagen
Gregory K. Orme
J. Dennis Frederick
J. Frederic Voros Jr.,
James R. Taylor
James Z. Davis
Jill M. Pohlman
John D. Luthy
John Paul Kennedy
Joseph M. Bean
Judith M. Billings
Justice Christine M. Durham
Justice Constandinos Himonas
Justice Deno G. Himonas
Justice Jill N. Parrish
Justice John A. Pearce
Justice Michael J. Wilkins
Justice Paige Petersen
Kara L. Pettit
Kate A. Toomey
Kate Appleby
Keith A. Kelly
Kent R. Holmberg
Laura S. Scott
Lynn W. Davis
Matthew Bates
Michael J. Wilkins
Michele M. Chistiansen Forster
Noel S. Hyde
Norman H. Jackson
Pamela T. Greenwood
Patrick Corum
Paul D. Lyman
Richard D. McKelvie
Richard E. Mrazik
Robert K. Hilder
Robert P. Faust
Robert W. Adkins
Rodney S. Page
Russell W. Bench
Ryan D. Tenney
Ryan M. Harris
Samuel P. Chiara
Sandra N. Peuler
Sandra Peuler
Scott M. Hadley
Scott N. Johansen
Stephen L. Roth
Steven L. Hansen
Teresa L. Welch
Thomas L. Kay
Todd M. Shaughnessy
Tyrone E. Medley
Unreported
W. Brent West
William A. Thorne Jr.
Attorney
All Attorneys
Aaron R. Harris
Alan S. Mouritsen
Alexandra Mareschal
Alison Satterlee
Angilee K. Dakic
Annina M. Mitchell
Bart J. Johnsen
Beau Olsen
Benjamin K. Lusty
Benjamine G. Larsen
Bert L. Dart
Brent D. Wride
Brent D. Young
Brian E. Arnold
Brian J. Gardner
Bryant McConkie
Carol Clawson
Cassandra Elyse Gallegos
Cassie Mendura
Charles R. Ahlstrom
Colleen K. Coebergh
Craig L. Pankratz
Craig M. Bunnell
Dallas B. Young
Daniel S. Drage
David C. Blum
David Pedrazas
David W. Read
Dean Andreasen
Deborah L. Bulkeley
Donald E. McCandless
Ellen Maycock
Emilie A. Bean
Emily Adams
Erin B. Hull
F. LaVar Christensen
Gary H. Weight
Gregory B. Wall
Harry Caston
Jaclyn Robertson
James C. Haskins
Jan Graham,
Jarell A. Dillman
Jarrod H. Jennings
Jennifer L. Falk
Jeremy R. McCullough
Jessica S. Couser
Jill L. Coil
John D. Hancock
John M. Peterson
Joshua L. Lee
Julie J. Nelson
Karra J. Porter
Kathleen McConkie
Kellie F. Williams
Kendall Peterson
Kent M. Kasting
Kristen C. Kiburtz
Kristopher K. Greenwood
Kyle O. Maynard
Lacee M. Whimpey
Lance D. Rich
Larry S. Jenkins
Lauren Forsyth
Lauren Schulz
Lisa B. Lokken
Lisa B. Thornton
Loren D. Martin
Lorie D. Fowlke
Luke A. Shaw
M. Dayle Jeffs
Mark L. Shurtleff
Martin N. Olsen
Mary C. Corporon
Mary Cline
Matthew A. Steward
Matthew Hilton
Matthew L. Harris
Melissa Jo Townsend
Michael D. Harrington
Michael J. Boyle
Michael S. Glassford
Mikalya Irvin
Mitchell J. Olsen Jr.
Mitchell J. Olsen Sr.,
Nathan S. Shill
Noella A. Sudbury
Randy S. Ludlow
Rebecca Ross
Robert H. Wilde
Robert W. Hughes
Ronald D. Wilkinson
Rosemond G. Blakelock
Russell Yauney
Ryan D. Petersen
S. Mark Barnes
Samuel J. Sorensen
Sara Pfrommer
Shannon K. Zollinger
Sharon A. Donovan
Stephanie L. O'Brien,
Stephen C. Clark
Stephen K. Harris
Steve S. Christensen
Steven C. Tycksen
Suzanne Marelius
T. Jake Hinkins
Taylor Webb
Thomas J. Burns,
Thomas N. Thompson
Trevor Casperson
Troy L. Booher
Virginia Sudbury
Wade Taylor
Case Issue
All Case Issues
Adoption — Best Interests of the Child
Adoption — Choice of Law
Adoption — Consent
Adoption — Constitutionality
Adoption — Full Faith and Credit
Adoption — Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
Adoption — Jurisdiction
Adoption — Waiver of Parental Rights
Alimony – Ability to Pay
Alimony – Award
Alimony – Financial Needs
Alimony – Income Determination
Alimony — Budget Calculation
Alimony — Equalization Methodology
Alimony — Fault
Alimony — Imputed Income
Alimony — Marital Standard of Living
Alimony — Reasonableness of Expenses
Alimony — Tax Consequences
Alimony — Temporary Alimony
Appeals - Limits of Appellate Review (arguments inadequately presented)
Attorney Fees – Enforcement
Attorney Fees — Appellate Fees
Attorney Fees — Award
Child Support - Nonpayment
Child Support - Social Security Payments
Child Support – Arrears
Child Support – Calculation
Child Support – Enforcement
Child Support – Gross Income Calculation
Child Support – Income Determination
Child Support – Income Imputation
Child Support — Modification
Child Support — Sole Custody Worksheet and Retroactive Unpaid Child Support
Child Support Arrears
Child Support Worksheet – Joint vs. Sole Custody
Civil Procedure – Adequacy of Findings
Civil Procedure – Joinder of Necessary Parties
Civil Procedure – Judicial Bias
Civil Procedure – Motion to Enforce
Civil Procedure – Pleading Requirements
Civil Procedure – Preservation of Error
Civil Procedure – Ripeness
Civil Procedure – Sanctions
Civil Procedure – Scope of Remand
Civil Procedure – Trial by Consent
Civil Procedure — Claim Preclusion
Civil Procedure — Contempt
Civil Procedure — Contempt Sanctions
Civil Procedure — Findings of Fact
Civil Procedure — Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Civil Procedure — Jurisdiction
Civil Procedure — New Trial
Civil Procedure — Plain Error
Civil Procedure — Stipulation
Civil Procedure — Waiver
Contempt of Court
Contempt of Court - Sanctions
Contract Interpretation – Divorce Decree
Court Orders – Non-Disparagement Clause
Custody & Parent Time – Best Interests of the Child
Custody & Parent Time – Decision-Making Authority
Custody & Parent Time – Domestic Violence
Custody & Parent Time – Parenting Plan Requirement
Custody & Parent Time – Sole Custody
Custody & Parent Time– Special Master
Custody & Parent-Time — Custody Evaluator
Custody & Parent-Time — Due Process
Custody & Parent-Time — Expert Fees
Custody & Parent-Time — Findings of Fact
Custody & Parent-Time — Legal Custody
Custody & Parent-Time — Material and Substantial Change in Circumstances
Custody & Parent-Time — Modification
Custody & Parent-Time — Modification Standard
Custody & Parent-Time — Notice
Custody & Parent-Time — Parental Presumption
Custody & Parent-Time — Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
Debt - Student Loan
Dissipation of Marital Funds
Divorce — Alimony
Divorce — Bifurcation
Divorce — Evidentiary Rulings
Divorce — Judicial Bias and Disqualification
Divorce — Marital Property Division
Divorce — Modification
Divorce — Stipulated Decree
Divorce Decree – Compliance
Divorce Decree – Enforcement vs. Modification
EPW Child Support Credit
Evidence – Evidentiary Rulings
Evidence — Discovery
Gross Income
Income Imputation — Gross Annual Income, Self-Employment Income, and Statutory Factors
Joint Custody – Statutory Factors
Marriage — Common-Law Marriage
Non-Disparagement Provision – First Amendment Challenge
Parent-Time – Modification
Paternity — Constitutionality
Paternity — Parental Rights
Paternity — Presumption of Paternity
Paternity — Standing
Property Distribution — Overall Equity of the Division
Property Division – Business Valuation
Property Division – Choice of Law
Property Division – Double Counting
Property Division – Equitable Distribution
Property Division – Marital Debt
Property Division – Marital Trust Assets
Property Division – Personal vs. Enterprise Goodwill
Property Division – Premarital Property
Property Division – Settlor Rights
Property Division – Trust Revocability
Property Division – Unjust Enrichment
Property Division — Appreciation of Separate Property
Property Division — Business Interests
Property Division — Debt Allocation
Property Division — Dissipation
Property Division — Dissipation of Marital Assets
Property Division — Double Counting
Property Division — Marital Estate Valuation
Property Division — Retirement Benefits
Property Division — Retroactivity
Property Division — Stock/Equity Compensation
Property Division — Tax Consequences
Property Division — Trust Interests
Property Division — Valuation
Property Division — Valuation Date
Protective Orders — Course of Conduct
Protective Orders — Sufficiency of the Evidence
Retroactive Arrears
Self-Employment Income
Separate vs. Marital Property
Spousal Support / Alimony
Spousal Support / Alimony - Need of Recipient Spouse
Spousal Support / Alimony - Social Security
Spousal Support / Alimony - VA Disability Benefits
Student Loans — Characterization as Separate Debt
Termination of Parental Rights — Best Interests of the Child
Termination of Parental Rights — Hearing Procedure
Termination of Parental Rights — Parental Unfitness
Termination of Parental Rights — Placement
Termination of Parental Rights — Reunification Plan
Termination of Parental Rights — Reunification Services
Trust Action — Choice of Law and Revocability
Trust Action —Status as Settlor
Standard of Review
All Standards of Review
Abuse of Discretion
Clear Error
Correctness
De Novo
Substantial Evidence
Codes/Rules
Utah Code § 68-3-3
Utah Code § 75-7-103
Utah Code § 75-7-505
Utah Code § 75-7-605
Utah Code § 76-5-106.5
Utah Code § 78-30-4.10
Utah Code § 80-2-905
Utah Code § 80-3-301
Utah Code § 80-3-302
Utah Code § 80-3-409
Utah Code § 80-4-301
Utah Code § 80-4-302
Utah Code § 81-1-203
Utah Code § 81-1-204
Utah Code § 81-2-408
Utah Code § 81-3-105
Utah Code § 81-4-406
Utah Code § 81-4-502
Utah Code § 81-4-504
Utah Code § 81-4-505
Utah Code § 81-5-204
Utah Code § 81-5-602
Utah Code § 81-5-607
Utah Code § 81-6-104
Utah Code § 81-6-203
Utah Code § 81-6-212
Utah Code § 81-7-102
Utah Code § 81-8-102
Utah Code § 81-9-101
Utah Code § 81-9-202
Utah Code § 81-9-203
Utah Code § 81-9-204
Utah Code § 81-9-205
Utah Code § 81-9-206
Utah Code § 81-9-207
Utah Code § 81-9-208
Utah Code § 81-9-303
Utah Code § 81-9-305
Utah Code § 81-10-101
Utah Code § 81-11-101
Utah Code § 81-11-102
Utah Code § 81-11-107
Utah Code § 81-11-109
Utah Code § 81-11-201
Utah Code § 81-11-204
Utah Code § 81-11-205
Utah Code § 81-11-206
Utah Code § 81-11-207
Utah Code § 81-11-208
Utah Code § 81-13-101
Utah Code § 81-13-102
Utah Code § 81-13-104
Utah Code § 81-13-202
Utah Code § 81-13-204
Utah Code § 81-13-205
Utah Code § 81-13-206
Utah Code § 81-13-207
Utah Code § 81-13-210
Utah Code § 81-13-212
Utah Code § 81-13-213
Utah Code § 81-13-215
Utah Code § 62A-11-102
Utah Code § 62A-4a-103
Utah Code § 75B-2-107
Utah Code § 75B-2-401
Utah Code § 75B-2-411
Utah Code § 75B-2-602
Utah Code § 78A-3-102
Utah Code § 78B-2-307
Utah Code § 78B-6-311
Utah Code § 78B-7-701
Utah R. App. 5
Utah R. App. P. 10(a)(2)(A)
Utah R. App. P. 24
Utah R. App. P. 3
Utah R. App. P. 33
Utah R. App. P. 4
Utah R. App. P. 43
Utah R. Civ. P. 100
Utah R. Civ. P. 100A.
Utah R. Civ. P. 101
Utah R. Civ. P. 102
Utah R. Civ. P. 104
Utah R. Civ. P. 105
Utah R. Civ. P. 106
Utah R. Civ. P. 106(a)
Utah R. Civ. P. 107
Utah R. Civ. P. 108
Utah R. Civ. P. 109
Utah R. Civ. P. 11
Utah R. Civ. P. 12
Utah R. Civ. P. 15
Utah R. Civ. P. 16
Utah R. Civ. P. 19
Utah R. Civ. P. 24
Utah R. Civ. P. 26
Utah R. Civ. P. 35
Utah R. Civ. P. 37
Utah R. Civ. P. 4
Utah R. Civ. P. 42
Utah R. Civ. P. 52
Utah R. Civ. P. 54
Utah R. Civ. P. 56
Utah R. Civ. P. 58A
Utah R. Civ. P. 59
Utah R. Civ. P. 60
Utah R. Civ. P. 63
Utah R. Civ. P. 68
Utah R. Civ. P. 7A
Utah R. Civ. P. 7B
Utah R. Civ. P. 83
Utah R. Evid. 401
Utah R. Evid. 403
Utah R. Evid. 611
Utah R. Evid. 702
Utah R. Evid. 703
Utah R. Evid. 705
Utah R. Evid. 706
Utah R. Evid. 802
Utah R. Jud. Admin. 4-903
Utah R. Jud. Admin. 6-401
Utah Sup. Ct. R. Prof. Prac. 1-201
Utah Sup. Ct. R. Prof. Prac. 3-3.3
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