At a Glance (Utah Law): An individual can challenge a prenuptial agreement in Utah during divorce on grounds of duress, fraud, insufficient financial disclosure, or lack of voluntary consent. Courts evaluate the totality of circumstances around signing, not just whether both parties signed. Key Statutes: Utah Domestic Relations Code (Title…
At a Glance (Utah Law): What does a prenuptial agreement cover? A Utah prenuptial agreement can address property division, debt allocation, spousal support, and business interests. It cannot make binding decisions about child custody or child support. Five recurring mistakes – including signing under duress and waiving alimony without meaningful…
At a Glance (Utah Law): In Utah, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements are enforceable contracts when they are in writing, signed voluntarily, and supported by reasonable financial disclosure. Courts set them aside when there is fraud, coercion, or a lack of meaningful disclosure. Key Statutes: Utah’s Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (UPAA),…
Should You Have a Prenup if You’re Broke? A lot of people will say that you only need a prenuptial agreement if you have something to protect—a premarital asset like a house or inheritance—in the case of a divorce. So, if you and your spouse get married young and you’ve…
Squandering Assets Can you squander your assets in order to prevent your spouse from getting any money from you? After all, you can’t be ordered to pay an alimony settlement if you’ve gambled all the money away in Las Vegas, right? Technically speaking, a judge cannot order you to make…
When You’ve Used Separate Funds and Marital Funds While you’re likely to get separate funds that you’ve invested in a home, you may have to split equity that was accrued after the marriage. If your relative passes away and leaves you an inheritance, that inheritance is generally considered to be…
Five Ways to Keep Inheritance Separate Put Cash in a Separate Account If you inherit cash, or if you sell the assets you inherit for cash, you may want to consider putting the resulting cash in a separate account, preferably one that your spouse does not have access to. Your…
Five Things to Consider about the “Trad-Wife Movement” The “trad-wife” movement, short for “traditional wife” refers to the growing number of social media influencers glorifying traditional gender roles where the woman stays at home and the man works. While this could be beneficial for some couples, not all couples would…
How to Survive and Thrive When Your Marriage Ends