Paul Waldron

For more than 20 years, Paul Waldron has been helping families protect the things that are most important to them. Let us help you. Call or e-mail us and tell us about your case. In all legal matters, our goal is to help clients understand their options so that clients can make informed decisions in order to protect themselves and to retain or regain balance in their lives. Paul has sought out broad life experience in order to be the most effective solution-finder for clients. Therefore, we are pleased to talk to any person about their case and, if we cannot help them, refer that person to an attorney or service that can help you solve your problem. Our primary interests and experience in law focus on helping families and individuals. In these areas, we have served as attorney, counselor, mediator, guardian ad litem, mediation advisor, legal coach, and parent’s counsel. Call or e-mail us today. Hablamos Español.

• Divorce
• Estate Planning
• Family Law
• Probate
• Juvenile Law

• Guardianship
• Conservatorship

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Utah

Since 1997

Attorney

Paul Waldron, P.C.

2007 - Current

Brigham Young University

J.D. (1996)

1993 - 1996

Brigham Young University

B.A. | American Studies, Philosophy, Analytical Thinking

1989 - 1993

Meritorious Service Award

United States Army, Utah National Guard

2018

25 years' service in the Utah Army National Guard.

Diploma

United States Army War College

2010

Professional Army Education

Meritorious Service Medal

United State Army

2007

For service in Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom

Utah State Bar # 07660

Member

Current

Central Utah Bar Association

President

2010 - 2011

Central Utah Bar Association

President-elect

2009 - 2010

Q. Hello, my father recently passed away and he didn't have no will and I'm his only child. He has a estate and vehicles

7 October 2019

A: In Utah you would need to file a probate action, get yourself appointed as personal representative, and have yourself declared the sole heir of the estate. You would be best served by retaining an attorney that works in the estate probate area of law that is also near where your father's property is located.

Q. My son is planning on moving out of his mother's house for conflict reasons. Do I have still have to pay child support?

21 February 2019

A: Whether you continue to pay or not depends on your court orders. You should immediately get the matter before the Court for an order changing your child support obligation, whether that is paying your son the child support directly (and the mother also paying her obligation directly to your son) or terminating your obligation altogether.

Q. When my girlfriend turns 18 and i marry her, can she legally move in with me even if she has some "disabilities"?

14 December 2018

A: It depends on your girlfriend's level of "disabilities" and whether or not someone else has guardianship of her. Otherwise, generally speaking, without any other information regarding your situation, there is nothing stopping your girlfriend from moving in with you when she turns 18. Working with an experienced lawyer will help you more fully understand any legal problems that may need to be considered.

Q. Does my ex have the right to refuse me taking my kids overnight just because he wants to meet my boyfriend?

7 December 2018

A: It depends on the terms of the court orders. Generally, the other parent cannot control who the other fparent allows to be around the children. However, if there are no court orders, whoever has the children has custody and you are stuck with what your boyfriend may agree to until you get court order. Unless your boyfriend is an ax murderer, drug abuser, child abuser, etc., a judge will not enter an order restricting contact with your boyfriend. You would be well served by hiring an experienced family attorney to ensure that you can obtain a court order with parent-time terms that will not work for you. Good luck!

Q. My child’s father is willing to sign his rights over. He is incarcerated what is my next step?

6 December 2018

A: Normally the relinquishment of rights is part of the paperwork that goes along with proceeding with an adoption. It is best to consult with and retain the assistance of an attorney that deals with stepparent adoptions to assist you in getting all the necessary paperwork to begin and complete your stepparent adoption.

Q. How do i go about collecting for back child support? He is currently 5 months behind and we both live in Utah

5 December 2018

A: The least expensive way is to contact the Utah Office of Recovery Services (ORS) and ask them to collect for you. However, this takes several months. If you are in a hurry and have the means, you can hire a private attorney to enforce the existing child support order, obtain and judgment and collect it for you.

Q. I inherited $ from a grandparent. I used part of the money to buy a vehicle. My ex says it's now 1/2 hers. True?

5 December 2018

A: The legal answer is always, "It depends". In Utah, your inheritance is your inheritance. However, it does depend on whether you commingled your inheritance money with marital assets prior to your divorce. For example, did you put the money in a joint bank account before you purchased the vehicle? Did you put your ex's name on the title of the vehicle? Did you also use marital funds to purchase, repair, maintain or insure the vehicle? If so, it is likely that you commingled that part of your inheritance (the part used to buy the vehicle) with the marital estate, making it part of the marital estate, thus subjecting it to division in a divorce. You need to consult with a qualified attorney with further specifics regarding your situation to get a fully informed and final answer to your question.

Q. I have my kids for a month during the summer. am I required to pay that month child support since they are in my care?

11 June 2018

A: Generally, and without looking at your particular Decree of Divorce, which is the law of your case, pursuant to Utah Code Section 78B-12-216: (1) The base child support award shall be: (a) reduced by 50% for each child for time periods during which the child is with the noncustodial parent by order of the court or by written agreement of the parties for at least 25 of any 30 consecutive days of extended parent-time; or (b) 25% for each child for time periods during which the child is with the noncustodial parent by order of the court, or by written agreement of the parties for at least 12 of any 30 consecutive days of extended parent-time. Therefore, it depends who is paying who child support and which child support worksheet was used to determine the current child support obligation. Consulting with an experienced lawyer with the specifics of your case is important.

Q. Do I even need to file for probate?

31 May 2018

A: It depends on the nature of the estate of the decedent, the size of the estate of the decedent, and whether the decedent died with a will or not (testate or intestate). Further information is needed to fully answer your question. Working with an experienced lawyer will help you more fully understand any legal issues that may need to be considered in your situation.