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Judge
All Judges
Amber M. Mettler
Amy J. Oliver
Andrew H. Stone
Associate Chief Justice Ronald E. Nehring
Associate Chief Justice Thomas R. Lee
Barry G. Lawrence
Brian G. Cannell
Bruce C. Lubeck
C. Dane Nolan
Camille L. Neider
Carolyn B. McHugh
Charlene Barlow
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
Denise P. Lindberg
Diana Hagen
Dianna M. Gibson
Gregory K. Orme
J. Dennis Frederick
J. Frederic Voros Jr.
James R. Taylor
James T. Blanch
James Z. Davis
Jill M. Pohlman
John D. Luthy
John Paul Kennedy
John R. Morris
Joseph M. Bean
Judith M. Billings
Judith S.H. Atherton
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
L.A. Dever
Laura S. Scott
Lynn W. Davis
Matthew Bates
Michael G. Allphin
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
Roger S. Dutson
Royal I. Hansen
Russell W. Bench
Ryan D. Tenney
Ryan M. Harris
Samuel D. McVey
Samuel P. Chiara
Sandra N. 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
A. Douglas Anderson
Aaron P. Dodd
Aaron R. Harris
Adam D. Wentz
Adrienne Nash Wiseman
Alan S. Mouritsen
Alexandra Mareschal
Alison Satterlee
Amy E. Hayes Kennedy
Andrew G. Deiss
Angela W. Adams
Angilee K. Dakic
Annina M. Mitchell
Anthony C. Kaye
Anthony R. Martineau
Bart J. Johnsen
Beau J. Olsen
Benjamin K. Lusty
Benjamine G. Larsen
Bert L. Dart
Beth E. Kennedy
Brent A. Orozco
Brent D. Wride
Brent D. Young
Brett D. Cragun
Brian E. Arnold
Brian J. Gardner
Bryant McConkie
Budge W. Call
C. Richard Henriksen Jr.
Carol Clawson
Caroline A. Olsen
Cassandra Elyse Gallegos
Cassie J. Medura
Charles R. Ahlstrom
Clayne I. Corey
Colleen K. Coebergh
Cory R. Wall
Craig L. Pankratz
Craig M. Bunnell
Dallas B. Young
Daniel S. Drage
David C. Anderson
David C. Blum
David C. Wright
David Pedrazas
David S. Pace
David W. Read
Dean C. Andreasen
Deborah L. Bulkeley
Diana F. Bradley
Diana L. Telfer
Donald E. McCandless
Ellen Maycock
Emilie A. Bean
Emily Adams
Emily Wegener
Erin B. Hull
F. Kevin Bond
F. LaVar Christensen
Gary H. Weight
Gregory B. Wall
Harry Caston
Jaclyn Robertson
Jacob A. Watterson
Jacob K. Cowdin
James C. Haskins
James C. Jenkins
Jan Graham
Jared T. Hales
Jarell A. Dillman
Jarrod H. Jennings
Jenna Hatch
Jennifer L. Falk
Jeremy R. McCullough
Jessica S. Couser
Jill L. Coil
John D. Hancock
John M. Peterson
John M. Webster
Jonathan G. Winn
Joshua L. Lee
Julie J. Nelson
K. Bradley Carr
Karra J. Porter
Kathleen McConkie
Kellie F. Williams
Kendall Peterson
Kenji J. Kawa
Kent M. Kasting
Kevin B. Call
Kristen C. Kiburtz
Kristopher K. Greenwood
Kurt W. Laird
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
Maria L. Booth
Mark L. Shurtleff
Marshall Thompson
Martin N. Olsen
Mary C. Corporon
Mary Cline
Matthew A. Steward
Matthew Hilton
Matthew L. Harris
Melissa Jo Townsend
Melissa M. Bean
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
P. Corper James
Paul R.Q. Wolfson
Pro Se
Randall L. Skeen
Randy S. Ludlow
Rebecca Long Okura
Rebecca Ross
Robert H. Wilde
Robert M. Henriksen
Robert W. Hughes
Ronald D. Wilkinson
Rosemond G. Blakelock
Russell Yauney
Ryan C. Gregerson
Ryan D. Petersen
S. Mark Barnes
Samuel J. Sorensen
Sara Pfrommer
Shannon K. Zollinger
Sharon A. Donovan
Shirley Woodward
Sonya L. Lebsack
Stephanie L. O'Brien
Stephen C. Clark
Stephen K. Harris
Steve S. Christensen
Steven C. Tycksen
Suzanne Marelius
Sylvia O. Kralik
T. Jake Hinkins
T.R. Morgan
Taylor P. Webb
Taylor Webb
Theodore R. Weckel
Thomas J. Burns
Thomas N. Thompson
Todd R. Mecham
Toni Marie Sutliff
Trevor Casperson
Troy L. Booher
Virginia Sudbury
W. Kevin Jackson
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 — Cohabitation
Alimony — Duration
Alimony — Equalization Methodology
Alimony — Fault
Alimony — Imputed Income
Alimony — Marital Standard of Living
Alimony — Modification
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 — Childcare Expenses
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 — Confession of Judgment
Civil Procedure — Contempt
Civil Procedure — Contempt Sanctions
Civil Procedure — Continuance
Civil Procedure — Findings of Fact
Civil Procedure — Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Civil Procedure — Jurisdiction
Civil Procedure — Laches
Civil Procedure — Lis Pendens
Civil Procedure — Modification
Civil Procedure — Mootness
Civil Procedure — Motion to Dismiss
Civil Procedure — New Trial
Civil Procedure — Notice
Civil Procedure — Plain Error
Civil Procedure — Post-Judgment Relief
Civil Procedure — Service of Process
Civil Procedure — Standard of Review
Civil Procedure — Statute of Limitations
Civil Procedure — Stipulation
Civil Procedure — Trial Readiness
Civil Procedure — Waiver
Contempt — Compliance/Performance
Contempt — Defenses
Contempt — Sanctions
Contempt of Court
Contempt of Court - Sanctions
Contract Interpretation – Divorce Decree
Contracts — Fraudulent Inducement
Contracts — Postnuptial Agreement
Contracts — Stipulation
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 — Grandparent Visitation
Custody & Parent-Time — Jurisdiction
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 — Parent-Time
Custody & Parent-Time — Parental Presumption
Custody & Parent-Time — Physical Custody
Custody & Parent-Time — Right of First Refusal
Custody & Parent-Time — School Choice
Custody & Parent-Time — Standing
Custody & Parent-Time — Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
Damages — Prejudgment Interest
Debt - Student Loan
Dissipation of Marital Funds
Divorce — Alimony
Divorce — Bifurcation
Divorce — Evidentiary Rulings
Divorce — Grounds for Divorce
Divorce — Judicial Bias and Disqualification
Divorce — Marital Property Division
Divorce — Modification
Divorce — Name Change
Divorce — Stipulated Decree
Divorce Decree – Compliance
Divorce Decree – Enforcement vs. Modification
EPW Child Support Credit
Evidence – Evidentiary Rulings
Evidence — Admissibility
Evidence — Discovery
Evidence — Witness Exclusion
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
Paternity — Timeliness
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 — Classification of Property
Property Division — Commingling
Property Division — Debt Allocation
Property Division — Dissipation
Property Division — Dissipation of Marital Assets
Property Division — Double Counting
Property Division — Findings of Fact
Property Division — Marital Estate Valuation
Property Division — Personal Property
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
Torts — Abuse of Process
Torts — Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Torts — Civil Conspiracy
Torts — Fraud
Torts — Malicious Prosecution
Torts — Negligence
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
Preservation
Substantial Evidence
Codes/Rules
Utah Code § 38-9-101
Utah Code § 38-9-103
Utah Code § 57-1-12
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 § 76-7-101
Utah Code § 78-30-4.10
Utah Code § 78-51-36
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 § 81-4-405
Utah Code § 81-4-406
Utah Code § 81-4-501
Utah Code § 81-4-502
Utah Code § 81-4-504
Utah Code § 81-4-505
Utah Code § 81-5-102
Utah Code § 81-5-204
Utah Code § 81-5-602
Utah Code § 81-5-607
Utah Code § 81-5-608
Utah Code § 81-5-622
Utah Code § 81-5-623
Utah Code § 81-6-101
Utah Code § 81-6-104
Utah Code § 81-6-108
Utah Code § 81-6-202
Utah Code § 81-6-203
Utah Code § 81-6-205
Utah Code § 81-6-207
Utah Code § 81-6-208
Utah Code § 81-6-209
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 § 81-9-209
Utah Code § 81-9-302
Utah Code § 81-9-303
Utah Code § 81-9-304
Utah Code § 81-9-305
Utah Code § 81-9-403
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 § 81-13-203
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 § 26B-9-301
Utah Code § 48-1d-202
Utah Code § 48-1d-406
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-5-202
Utah Code § 78B-5-824
Utah Code § 78B-5-825
Utah Code § 78B-6-1303
Utah Code § 78B-6-1304
Utah Code § 78B-6-310
Utah Code § 78B-6-311
Utah Code § 78B-7-601
Utah Code § 78B-7-701
Utah R. App. 5
Utah R. App. P. 10(a)(2)(A)
Utah R. App. P. 11
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. 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. 55
Utah R. Civ. P. 56
Utah R. Civ. P. 58A
Utah R. Civ. P. 59
Utah R. Civ. P. 60
Utah R. Civ. P. 61
Utah R. Civ. P. 63
Utah R. Civ. P. 64
Utah R. Civ. P. 68
Utah R. Civ. P. 74
Utah R. Civ. P. 7A
Utah R. Civ. P. 7B
Utah R. Civ. P. 8
Utah R. Civ. P. 83
Utah R. Civ. P. 9
Utah R. Evid. 401
Utah R. Evid. 403
Utah R. Evid. 608
Utah R. Evid. 611
Utah R. Evid. 615
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. 4-904
Utah R. Jud. Admin. 6-401
Utah Sup. Ct. R. Prof. Prac. 1-201
Utah Sup. Ct. R. Prof. Prac. 3-3.3
Utah Sup. Ct. R. Prof. Prac. 4-301
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L.A. Dever
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