Best Estate Planning Attorneys in South Jordan, UT

The kitchen table is the best place to settle your case. If that fails, mediation must be attempted before you can ask for a trial date. A mediator will attempt to help you settle your case with a balanced, unbiased perspective. Mediation is either done at a lawyer's office or in a neutral setting. Unless you request to meet in the same room, the mediator will shuttle back-and-forth between separate meeting rooms. Qualified, experienced, court-approved mediators are booked weeks in advance, and they don't need to advertise. Call us for referrals. Bring your lawyer, be prepared, and plan on being there for at least four hours.

We handle uncontested divorces for a flat fee, and contested cases are billed hourly with attorneys ranging from $190.00 to $295 and hour, plus the filing fee of $318.00. Add $65.00 if you have children, as you'll need to attend the mandatory divorce orientation and parenting course. Uncontested means you come to us with the agreement in your head. We'll take it from there. Contested cases are billed hourly in quarter-hour increments. Our rates range from $200.00 to $250.00 per hour. Unlike most firms, you won't be billed for copies, postage, or other miscellaneous expenses.

Yes. Recent federal decisions have been heralded as a long-overdue recognition of the fundamental right of same-sex couples to marry. We support those decisions, but the effect of the Supreme Court's ruling raises complicated and potentially troubling issues, particularly for persons who were married in other jurisdictions. Unmarried same-sex couples have the same issues as other unmarried couples. If you are in a committed relationship; a comprehensive estate plan is essential.

Absolutely. We do not shy away from litigation, but we do our best to avoid it. Trials represent a failure of one or both parties (or their lawyers) to look at things rationally and negotiate in good faith.