Utah Alimony Reform

There is a very common misconception that making divorce easier would result in more divorces. The fact is, however, that complicated and costly divorce laws is not an effective deterrent to divorce.  It can actually hurt marriages.

The first way that it can hurt marria...

Utah is far from being the worst or most unfair state when it comes to alimony laws. Unlike some other states, we at least have a limitation on its duration, some high-level guidelines for setting the amount, and a few other common sense clauses, such as the terminatio...

There are plenty of articles on the internet that talk about the origins of alimony. In a nutshell, alimony was needed because women were simply unable to provide for themselves back in the days. The market has changed with time and women no longer need man in order to...

According to the Divorce Corp. documentary, the U.S. family law is a $50 billion per year industry. A litigated divorce can easily cost around $30,000. Just to put it into context, the 78tht biggest economy in the world has a GDP of $49 billion*. With $50 billion, you...

What is the definition of a free country? Is America truly "the leader" when it comes to providing freedom to its citizens?

When I first moved to the U.S., at the age of 15, it was clear to me that Americans took a great deal of pride on the fact of being a free country...