The Appellate Group

Pearson v. Pearson

Pearson v. Pearson, 2026 UT App 169 (Mortensen, J.)

FAMILY LAW

The Utah Court of Appeals held:

(1) The district court erred in applying the exceptional circumstances exception in reverse to transform marital property into separate property.
(2) Wife failed to show that the district court exceeded its discretion in weighing the statutory custody factors and denying her request to relocate the children.
(3) Wife’s appeal was not frivolous, so Husband is not entitled to attorney fees.

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