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1 Answer | Asked in Family Law, Civil Rights and Criminal Law for Utah on
Q: Would it be legal for my girlfriend to live with me once we are 18 if I can provide for her?
Matt A Munson
Matt A Munson
answered on Jun 5, 2017

If you are both consenting adults (18+), you may co-habitate, so long as there is not an Order from a Court preventing you from doing so (i.e. Protective Order, etc.)

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law, Federal Crimes, Identity Theft and Civil Rights for Utah on
Q: What are the stalking laws in Utah? My life has been threatened. They R trying to use Sharia Law in the United States.
Aric M. Cramer
Aric M. Cramer
answered on May 16, 2017

If you feel you are bein stalked you need to report it to the police. If you have been threatened you also need to report that to the police. I have no idea what you are saying about Sharia law. This is Utah. It is Mormon law here.

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law and Civil Rights for Utah on
Q: Can discrediting evidence be presented in court after the court has acknowledged that a defendants attny didn't show up
Brian K Jackson
Brian K Jackson
answered on May 1, 2017

Might need more details to this. The question is, if the attorney didn't show up, then who is presenting the evidence?

2 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law and Civil Rights for Utah on
Q: My 17 daughter is being bullied by a 18 almost 19 year girl. Can charges be filed against her? Also, my daughter has

A brain injury so she is mentally younger

Aric M. Cramer
Aric M. Cramer
answered on Apr 27, 2017

You should call the police and report it to the school.

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1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law and Civil Rights for Utah on
Q: My daughter's soon to be xhusband has been making false accusations about her parents claiming.g we are involved in drug

What can we do about it

Aric M. Cramer
Aric M. Cramer
answered on Apr 2, 2017

You need to contact a civil law attorney. You haven't been charged with a crime so it isn't criminal law, and the government is not involved so it isn't civil rights.

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law, Family Law and Civil Rights for Utah on
Q: Is there a way to enforce a protective order that was filed fraudulently/purgery? It was denied by Judge, but still....

I left Utah for IL a few days ago with my emotional all support cat. I tried to let my husnand know but he refused to answer hus phone or texts. I sent him this text (about leaving the next day) "Ok. Well when tomorrow rolls around, I apologize in advance. I love you and what you're doing... View More

Aric M. Cramer
Aric M. Cramer
answered on Feb 26, 2017

This is a Family Law question. Please re-post it there.

1 Answer | Asked in Civil Rights, Criminal Law and Personal Injury for Utah on
Q: my 13 yr old is in mental hospital where we visit him every saturday i left my cell phone accidently can they look at it

isnt it a invasion of my privacy to look threw my phone

Peter N. Munsing
Peter N. Munsing
answered on Dec 19, 2016

Not if they are trying to identify who owns it.

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law, Civil Rights and Constitutional Law for Utah on
Q: if during a inventory search on a car, a bag with drugs and a gun is found who gets charged?

neither the driver or the passenger is the owner of the car, the driver is initially stopped by an off duty cop who thought these people looked like two suspects wanted at the time, even though the descriptions did not match at all. except for one white male and one tongan male. after confirming... View More

Aric M. Cramer
Aric M. Cramer
answered on Nov 10, 2016

The cops always charge everyone in the car when they find drugs. You need to get an attorney to help you litigate these other issues.

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law, Civil Rights and Constitutional Law for Utah on
Q: can bags found inside an impounded vehicle, during a inventory search be opened up and gone through?

in utah. what is the department standardized policy or practice specifically governing the opening of such containers.

Aric M. Cramer
Aric M. Cramer
answered on Nov 10, 2016

Every department has its own policy. There is no way to answer that question without that information.

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law, Civil Rights and Constitutional Law for Utah on
Q: can someone challenge the probable cause to pull over a vehicle when it was a case of mistaken identity?

the descriptions of the people who were wanted, looked nothing like the people in the vehicle. including one of the suspects who was wanted has both arms completely tattooed. the passenger in the vehicle had a wife beater on so the off duty police officer who originally watched these people get in... View More

Aric M. Cramer
Aric M. Cramer
answered on Nov 10, 2016

Probable cause can be challenged. You need to contact an experience criminal defense attorney to assist you.

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law and Federal Crimes for Utah on
Q: what is the difference between " hold for owner impound" and "state impound"?
Aric M. Cramer
Aric M. Cramer
answered on Nov 9, 2016

None that I am aware of. The State impounds a vehichle and holds it for the owner to retrieve it.

1 Answer | Asked in Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Federal Crimes for Utah on
Q: are the police allowed to inventory a vehicle without someone from the tow yard being present prior to impoud
Aric M. Cramer
Aric M. Cramer
answered on Nov 9, 2016

YEs. They do not need an additional witness to do this.

1 Answer | Asked in Civil Rights for Utah on
Q: A Utah fertility clinic denied service for me and my wife because we are not a "married heterosexual couple"

A Utah fertility clinic denied service for me and my wife because we are not a "married heterosexual couple", we are a legally married lesbian couple. Can they do that?

We have the emails and everything. We are looking into having a baby through In Vitro and we were looking... View More

Brian K Jackson
Brian K Jackson
answered on Oct 28, 2016

This is a new area of law that isn't as tested but you probably have a good case if that was their only basis for denying you it could also depend on what insurance you have and what insurance they take on.

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