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What to Expect at Your Stepparent Adoption Finalization Hearing
Finalizing a stepparent adoption is s a joyful and memorable milestone. It formally recognizes a bond that’s already been built over time. If...
August 25, 2025
Adult Adoption in Layton, Utah: What You Need to Know
Thinking about adult adoption in Layton? Whether you're looking to make a family bond legal or protect your rights for the future, Utah law makes it...
August 22, 2025
Estate Planning in Layton, Utah: What You Need to Know
Estate planning is more than just writing a will—it's a strategic process for protecting your property, providing for your loved ones, and ensuring...
August 19, 2025
How to Get a New Birth Certificate After an Adoption in Utah
After an adoption is finalized in Utah—whether it’s a stepparent adoption, adult adoption, private adoption, or foster care adoption—you’ll...
August 19, 2025
Estate Planning Isn’t Just for the Wealthy — Why It Matters for Every Adult in Utah
Estate planning often gets framed as something for the wealthy—people with large homes, business holdings, and complex investments. But in reality,...
August 19, 2025
White-Collar Crimes: Power, Profit and Deceit
"Money is a cruel mistress. Pay attention to her or she will leave you for someone else."
August 19, 2025
State v. Pham, 2016 UT App 105
What evidence is sufficient to support a finding of serious bodily injury?
August 19, 2025
State v. Ricks, 2013 UT App 238
Did sufficient evidence support a conviction for depraved indifference murder?
August 19, 2025
Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984)
What must be established in a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel in criminal cases?
August 19, 2025
State v. Frausto, 2002 UT App 259
What words in jury instructions should the court offer further definition for?
August 19, 2025
State v. Couch, 635 P.2d 89 (Utah 1981)
When must a court further define terms of common usage given in a jury instruction?
August 19, 2025
Pink-Collar Crimes: How Trusted Employees Steal Millions
"Trust can be very expensive, especially when it is invested in the wrong person."
August 19, 2025
Public Order and Decency: Lewdness Charges
Utah Code 76-9-702 – Defense Strategy in Lewdness Cases For the defense, key elements of a successful strategy will often focus on the intent...
July 23, 2025