Family Law

UT Specific

Top Challenges in Utah Family Law

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 45 minutes
Grant Morrison
Nonie Ferguson
Kenton Walker
Aubrey Staples
Martin Stolz
Jonathan Felt
Eric Johnson
Ryan Gregerson
With Grant W. Morrison from Morrison & Morrison, L.C. + 7 others
Recorded April 08, 2025.
Product ID 99846

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Overview

Complex Assets, QDROs, Child and Spousal Support, Military Divorce, and More!

Resolving the wide variety of issues that must be addressed in family law can be challenging. This course will tackle some of the biggest problems in family cases, including tough discovery and evidence issues, complex assets, military divorce matters, and much more. Don't miss this opportunity to take your family law skills to the next level with these helpful tactics for overcoming key challenges - register today!

  • Explore the challenges involved with conducting complex discovery involving social media, email, and text.
  • Discover effective ways to find and untangle complex assets involved in divorce.
  • Review ways to overcome complicated problems that arise with determining child and spousal support.
  • Take the confusion out of the tricky considerations surrounding a military divorce.
  • Discuss efficient methods to confront heated custody and parenting time dilemmas.
  • Learn approaches for dealing with parental alienation and abuse allegations.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Overcoming Discovery and Evidence Obstacles in Family Law
  2. Complex Assets: Finding, Valuing and Dividing
  3. QDROs: Solutions to Common Challenges
  4. Child and Spousal Support: Top Issues that MUST be Addressed
  5. Military Divorce
  6. Parental Alienation and Abuse Allegations: Key Hurdles for Proving/Disproving
  7. High-Conflict Custody and Parenting Time Concerns
  8. Ethics in Family Law
Product ID 99846

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Overcoming Discovery and Evidence Obstacles in Family Law

    1. Smart Phone, Text and Social Media Evidence - Uncovering Critical Information
    2. Balancing the Need for Information and the Cost
    3. Spoliation Pitfalls
    4. Subpoenas for Cell Phone Records and Social Media - Confronting Common Defenses
    5. Authentication and Admission Evidence Challenges
  2. Complex Assets: Finding, Valuing and Dividing

    1. Commingled Separate and Marital Assets
    2. Real Property Interests
    3. Valuing and Dividing Family Business Assets
    4. Finding Hidden Assets, Income and Debt
    5. Using Forensic Accountants and Business Valuation Experts
    6. Prenuptial Agreements: Proving/Disproving Validity
  3. QDROs: Solutions to Common Challenges

    1. Different Plans, Different Methods of Division, Difficult Difficulties
      1. Defined Benefit Plans
      2. Defined Contribution Plans
      3. Government Plans
    2. Settlement Agreement Challenges
      1. Do They Align with QDROs?
      2. Are Tax Consequences Factored In?
    3. Complications That Cause Malpractice Allegations
  4. Child and Spousal Support: Top Issues that MUST be Addressed

    1. UIFSA and Jurisdictional Issues
    2. New Tax Laws Affecting Support
    3. Imputed Income
    4. Analysis of the Current Child Support Model
    5. Arguing Spousal Support
    6. Enforcement Options
    7. Modification and Termination Procedures and Tactics
    8. Case Law Update
  5. Military Divorce

    1. Uniformed Services Former Spouse Protection Act Updates
    2. Current Case Law
    3. Jurisdictional Considerations
    4. Custody and Visitation Issues
    5. Child and Spousal Support
    6. Military Pension, Retirement and Benefits
    7. Survivor Benefit Plan for Retired Military Personnel
    8. Military Reservists' Retirement Benefits
    9. Survivorship and Military Disability Benefits
    10. Federal Health Benefit Concerns
    11. Contempt
  6. Parental Alienation and Abuse Allegations: Key Hurdles for Proving/Disproving

    1. Proving Alienation: Mental Health vs. Court Views
    2. Witness Examination: GALs, Parenting Coordinators and More
    3. Key Challenges in Admissibility of Evidence and Testimony
    4. Fighting Against False Allegations
  7. High-Conflict Custody and Parenting Time Concerns

    1. Negotiating/Drafting Pitfalls: Avoiding Provisions that Lead to Disputes
    2. Custody Evaluations Reports - How, What and When to Challenge
    3. UCCJEA and Relocation - Key Challenges
    4. Temporary Orders for Custody - Getting What You Want
    5. Custody Concerns in Same-Sex Couples
    6. When to Modify or Terminate the Parenting Plan
  8. Ethics in Family Law

    1. Managing Client Expectations
    2. Limited Scope Representation
    3. Dealing with Difficult Clients
    4. Researching and Preventing Conflicts of Interest
    5. Communication with Adverse Party

Who Should Attend

This advanced level online program will benefit:

  • Attorneys
  • Guardians Ad Litem and Other Child Representatives
  • Social Workers
  • Counselors
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Grant W Morrison
Grant W.
Morrison
Morrison & Morrison, L.C.
Nonie Ferguson
Nonie
Ferguson
Law Elevated
Kenton Walker
Kenton
Walker
Law Elevated
Aubrey Staples
Aubrey
Staples
Law Elevated
Martin T Stolz
Martin T.
Stolz
Lewis Hansen Pleshe, LLC
Jonathan L Felt
Jonathan L.
Felt
Felt Family Law PLLC
Eric K Johnson
Eric K.
Johnson
Utah Family Law, LC
Ryan C Gregerson
Ryan C.
Gregerson
RCG Law Group
Speaker bio
Grant W Morrison

Grant W. Morrison

Morrison & Morrison, L.C.
Grant Morrison

is a partner with Morrison & Morrison, L.C., located in Taylorsville, where he has focused his practice on criminal defense and domestic relations law for more than 30 years. He has been Rule 8 qualified for death penalty cases and has been involved in a number of high profile criminal defense cases. Mr. Morrison is a skilled trial attorney and has established a solid reputation for cross-examination, particularly in contested child custody cases against recommendations of child custody examiners. He is a member of the Utah State Bar. Mr. Morrison earned his B.S. degree, with honors, from the University of Utah; his M.Ed. degree from the University of Utah; and his J.D. degree from Western State University College of Law.

Speaker bio
Nonie Ferguson

Nonie Ferguson

Law Elevated
Nonie Ferguson

is the founder of Law Elevated, which has three locations in Utah. She has been dedicated to the practice of law since graduating with honors from Nova Southeastern Shepard Broad Law Center in 2012. Specializing in Family Law while drawing from a rich background in Criminal Law, Nonie has a wealth of trial, litigation, and negotiation experience. Her journey began as a public defender, where she passionately defended the rights of young children and their families. During her tenure as a public defender, Nonie Ferguson spent four years immersed in the intensity of juvenile and felony criminal courtrooms, tirelessly defending the rights of the wrongly accused and their families. This early experience ignited her desire to focus her career on family law, leading to the creation of Law Elevated. Her unwavering commitment to advocacy stems from her belief that the well-being of children should always be prioritized. Nonie is admitted to practice in Florida and Utah.

Speaker bio
Kenton Walker

Kenton Walker

Law Elevated
Kenton Walker

is an attorney with Law Elevated. He joined Law Elevated after 20 years of being a corporate litigator with one of the world's largest law firms. Mr. Walker developed a passion for family law after volunteering his time in Utah courts assisting parties without counsel during their appearances on family law matters and decided to devote himself to developing a family law practice. His current practice focuses primarily on divorce, child custody and dispute resolution. Mr. Walker's extensive experience in the courtroom also makes him one of the go to attorneys at the firm when things get adversarial. Prior to joining Law Elevated, he represented corporate clients at trial on matters ranging from intellectual property disputes and antitrust matters in the pharmaceutical industry, constitutional challenges by death row inmates to protecting the brands of famous athletes. Mr. Walker earned a bachelor's degree in biology and sociology from Emory University, a Doctor of Pharmacy from Mercer University and a law degree from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.

Speaker bio
Aubrey Staples

Aubrey Staples

Law Elevated
Aubrey Staples

is a family law attorney with Law Elevated. Her practice focuses on everything from simple to complex divorces, custody actions, paternity matters, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, adoption, and surrogacy contracts. Aubrey earned her law degree from the University of Wyoming College of Law. During law school, she interned with Utah 3rd District Judge Holmberg and contributed significantly to framing Utah’s Domestic Relations Special Master law. Aubrey is a board member of the Standing Committee of Children and Family Law and the Park City Bar. She is also a member of the AFCC (Association of Family and Conciliation Courts). Aubrey is licensed to practice in Utah and Wyoming.

Speaker bio
Martin T Stolz

Martin T. Stolz

Lewis Hansen Pleshe, LLC
Martin Stolz

is an attorney with Lewis Hansen Pleshe, LLC in Salt Lake City, Utah. His practice focuses on all aspects of family law and criminal defense matters, often arising from or related to family law problems. Prior to joining Lewis Hansen in 2020, Martin operated a full-service firm for eight years. He has also worked at a large firm and the Utah Attorney General's Office. Martin served for three years as the Section Chair of the Small Firm Section of the Utah State Bar and is one of few Utah attorneys to have experience litigating international child custody disputes under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. He earned his J.D. at the University of Utah's S.J. Quinney College of Law.

Speaker bio
Jonathan L Felt

Jonathan L. Felt

Felt Family Law PLLC
Jonathan Felt

is the founder of Felt Family Law in Syracuse, Utah. He is an experienced attorney and mediator, focused on helping families through divorce, custody disputes, adoptions, and other family law cases. Mr. Felt has served as Utah Bar Dispute Resolution Section President (2021-2022), Weber County Bar President (2020) and on the Utah Bar Young Lawyer's Committee (2015-2017). He has also received multiple awards for excellence including ABA national Top 40 Young Lawyer (2020-2021), Top Family Law Firm in Layton, UT (2021), Utah Bar Leadership Academy (2018), Utah Bar Pro Bono Young Lawyer of the Year (2017), and Clause Nobel Educator of Distinction (2010). Before Mr. Felt founded Felt Family Law, he worked from 2015 to 2016 as general counsel and document control manager for UST in Layton, Utah. He graduated from Hamline Law, magna cum laude (2014) with emphasis in mediation and dispute resolution. Mr. Felt trained as a mediator through Utah's Domestic and Basic Mediation Courses (2016), Central European University in Budapest, Hungary (2013), and the U.S. Department of Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute at Patrick AFB, Florida (2005). He finished in the Top 10 at the ABA National Moot Mediation Representation competition (2013). Prior to law school, Mr. Felt served as a high school/middle school teacher in the coastal town of Florence, Oregon (2007-2011) and as an officer in the U.S. Air Force and Air Force Reserves (2002- 2008). He earned his Master's Degree in teaching from Western Oregon University (2005) and his Bachelor's Degree in music from Brigham Young University (1999).

Speaker bio
Eric K Johnson

Eric K. Johnson

Utah Family Law, LC
Eric Johnson

has been in practice since 1996. He is the owner of Utah Family Law, LC, a firm that practices specifically in divorce and family law. Mr. Johnson is the author of West's Utah Practice Series, Volume 2, Utah Family Law, which has been published annually since 2006. He is a member of the Utah State Bar. Mr. Johnson earned his B.A. degree from Brigham Young University and his J.D. degree from Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School.

Speaker bio
Ryan C Gregerson

Ryan C. Gregerson

RCG Law Group
Ryan Gregerson

is the founder and managing partner of RCG Law Group in South Jordan, Utah. RCG has represented thousands of individuals in divorce and family law cases. Prior to starting his firm, Ryan spent nearly 12 years focusing on family law at another firm. He earned his J.D. from Baylor Law School and his B.S. in finance at University of Utah. Ryan is a member of the AFCC Utah Chapter and the Family Law Section of the Utah State Bar.

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