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Divorce is a big step. For clients who are not yet ready to take the step of initiating divorce proceedings, but who wish to address financial and other issues such as custody and parent time during a separation, our legal separation attorneys in Salt Lake City can provide binding separation agreements. We prepare and file the documents necessary to facilitate a legal separation while clients consider their options for reconciliation or moving forward with a divorce. Legal separation is a way to keep boundaries in place while contemplating the future.
Legal Separations
A legal separation can provide parties with the time and resources necessary to determine the course they want for themselves and their families. We can assist clients in obtaining legal separation, including addressing the issue of separate maintenance, which is the issue of financial support for the parties during the separation. In the event a client wishes to move forward with divorce proceedings after a legal separation, the separation action and agreement can be converted into a divorce action or provide a starting place and backdrop for divorce.
Get in touch with our legal separation lawyers in Utah for help with legal separation issues and procedures.
Annulments
An annulment is a procedure that legally declares that a marriage never existed. Some couples choose this process as an alternative to divorce, which means that legally a marriage existed, but was later dissolved.
Getting an annulment in Utah is difficult. You will need to prove a legal ground in order for the annulment process to begin. These grounds include the following:
- fraud (one spouse commits fraud directly affecting the marriage)
- incest (spouses are related)
- underage (one spouse was not of the legal age to marry)
- bigamy (one spouse has not ended a previous marriage with someone)
- misrepresentation (one spouse provided false information that harms or harmed the other)
- impotence (one spouse is unable to engage in sexual intercourse)
An annulment is not easy to obtain, but if you think it is the right choice for you, it’s important to have a team of family lawyers on your side. These attorneys can review the case and determine if your circumstances qualify for an annulment in Utah, and effectively represent you in your annulment petition to the court. Moreover, our attorneys will handle all the intricate details involved in an annulment process for you.
If you believe you are entitled to an annulment in Salt Lake City, contact our lawyers at (801) 883-8325 and we will assist you through the process.
