Utah Family Law Blog
Welcome to the BartonWood Family Law Blog, your trusted resource for insights, updates, and guidance on family law matters in Salt Lake City and throughout Utah. Kara Barton and Ashley Wood, are experienced attorneys dedicated to helping families navigate legal challenges with clarity and compassion. This blog offers practical information on divorce, custody, adoption, and more. Whether you’re just beginning your legal journey or looking for guidance along the way, we’re here to help you stay informed and empowered.
If Your Spouse Hid Assets in Your Divorce
March 4th, 2019
Divorce involves an unwinding of two lives that have been entwined and grown together, perhaps for many years. Part of the process of making your two lives separate again involves distributing the marital property and debt. In Utah, you and your spou…
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Categories: Assets & Debt
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How Detailed Should Your Parenting Plan Be?
January 30th, 2019
Creating a parenting plan is an essential part of any divorce involving minor children, or case in which child custody is an issue. Your parenting plan is the “private law” of your co-parenting relationship, outlining everyone’s rights and resp…
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Categories: Parenting and Parent Time
Ruff Times: Who Gets the Dog in the Divorce?
December 28th, 2018
Your pet is a member of your family. Maybe you even refer to him or her as your “fur baby.” Pets are a source of unconditional love and comfort, especially when you’re going through a divorce. But who gets the dog in a divorce? Alth…
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Categories: Pets
Navigating the Holidays After Divorce
December 3rd, 2018
Ah, the holidays, when everything sparkles and glitters, and the air is filled with expectation. Certain TV channels devote their entire lineup to romantic Christmas movies and tales of family togetherness, and radio stations play Christmas songs non…
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Categories: Parenting and Parent Time
Can Divorce Be Good for Children?
October 30th, 2018
Most of us know of an unhappy couple who stayed together longer than they should have “for the sake of the children.” And just about everyone has heard a report or study talking about how bad divorce can be for children: disrupting stabil…
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What to Do if Your Ex Isn't Following Your Divorce Decree
September 28th, 2018
Your divorce decree, at least one judge has said, is the “private law of your divorce.” These are the rules that you and your ex have agreed (or a judge has decided) are going to govern every aspect of your dealings post-divorce. Your div…
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Gray Divorce: What You Need to Know
August 24th, 2018
While divorce rates have declined in the population at large over the past few decades, they have doubled for Baby Boomers and others over the age of 50. Divorce is difficult for couples of any age, but it poses unique challenges for those in this ag…
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Categories: Utah Divorce Law & Process
Will I Get Alimony in My Divorce?
August 2nd, 2018
One of the questions many people ask when facing the end of their marriage is, “Will I get alimony in my divorce?” For Utah residents, the answer is, “Quite possibly.” Let’s take a look at the law around alimony (also ca…
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Categories: Alimony
Online Tools to Make Co-Parenting Easier
June 29th, 2018
Divorce is hard, but it ends. Co-parenting, on the other hand, lasts forever. Even after your kids are grown, there will be graduations, weddings, grandchildren’s birthday parties. If the thought of having to interact with your ex for decades t…
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Categories: Parenting and Parent Time
What's the Difference Between Marital and Separate Property?
May 31st, 2018
One of the thorniest parts of divorce is the process of dividing up your property. If you have researched Utah law on the subject, you will have read that the court is supposed to divide all marital property in an equitable manner. Sounds reasonable…
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Categories: Utah Divorce Law & Process