Family
Adoption
Adoption creates a parent/child relationship with all of its rights and duties and at the same time removes the rights and duties of any previous parent/child relationship. This relationship must...
Annulment
An annulment is an order from the court not only ending the marriage, but also says that the marriage never happened. Like a legal separation, the judge may enter an order as to custody,...
Custody
A parentage relationship is created when you are the parent of a child by blood or a court order. You only have a parentage relationship when the relationship is legal. In other words, if the...
Divorce
A marriage may only be ended through the Courts. There are different ways to end a marriage either temporarily or permanently, such as a legal separation, an annulment or a divorce. Although...
Guardianship & Conservatorship
A conservatorship and guardianship allows someone to act for someone else. They cannot be created without an order by a judge. They are ordered when someone can no longer take care of themselves....
How do I get a Cohabitant Abuse Protective Order?
A protective order is a legal document that is meant to protect a victim of abuse or domestic violence who is in a close relationship with the abuser. It may include orders that prevent your...
How do I get a Dating Violence Protective Order?
Utah law provides that a dating violence protective order may prohibit the abuser from threatening to commit or commit any form of violence or abuse against you and any named family or household...
How do I get a Stalking Injunction?
A civil stalking injunction is a legal document that is meant to protect a victim of stalking. It may include orders that prevent your stalker from contacting you, harassing you in any way, and...
Marriage
Marriage is a relationship that is officially recognized and regulated by state law. It may only be created by following the steps required by the state or by Court order.
At what age may I...
Powers of Attorney
A power of attorney is a document that gives someone else the right to act for you. People often use powers of attorney to let someone else handle their medical or financial affairs. In some...