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    • Uncategorized

    Appealing a Utah Divorce Ruling Entered Without an Evidentiary Hearing
    By Cherise Bacalski • June 18, 2026
    Some of the most consequential rulings in Utah divorce cases are entered without anyone testifying. Temporary custody decided on competing declarations. Support calculated from financial declarations no one cross-examined. Proffers accepted in place of testimony. A commissioner’s recommendation adopted by…
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    • Family Law Appeals

    Appealing a Contempt Order in a Utah Family Law Case
    By Cherise Bacalski • June 15, 2026
    Contempt is the enforcement mechanism of family law. When a party violates a custody order, refuses to pay support, ignores a property transfer requirement, or interferes with court-ordered parent-time, the other party’s remedy is a motion for an order to…
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    • Contempt Order
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    • Family Law Appeals

    Appealing a Protective Order in Utah
    By Cherise Bacalski • June 13, 2026
    Protective orders occupy an unusual place in Utah family law. They are entered quickly — often within days of a petition, sometimes on an ex parte basis before the respondent has been heard at all. The evidentiary hearings that follow…
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    • Protective Order
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    • Family Law Appeals

    What Is Issue Preservation and Why Does It Control Your Appeal?
    By Cherise Bacalski • June 11, 2026
    Every Utah family law appeal is built on the record created in the trial court. The appellate court does not hold new hearings, hear new testimony, or consider arguments that were never put before the judge below. It reviews what…
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    • Preservation
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    • Civil Appeals
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    • Family Law Appeals

    Modification vs. Appeal: Which One Do You Actually Need?
    By Cherise Bacalski • June 10, 2026
    After a Utah family law ruling you believe is wrong, two paths may be available to you. One is an appeal — a challenge to whether the court got the law right when it entered the original order. The other…
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    • Family Law Appeals

    When to File an Interlocutory Appeal in a Utah Family Law Case
    By Cherise Bacalski • June 8, 2026
    Most people think of an appeal as something that happens after a case ends. The trial concludes, the judge signs the decree, and if you lost on a significant issue, you have 30 days to file a notice of appeal….
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    • Interlocutory