Legal Question in Family Law in Utah
I got my divorce decree and on it, it states that my former spouse has to pay alimony. And at the bottom of the page it says that "Both parties are ordered to sign and fully execute whatever documents are necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this divorce decree."
What exactly does that mean? That I need to do what kind of paperwork to send into the courts?
1 Answer from Attorneys
You don't need to send in any papers to the court. The language in the decree is typical. It simply requires that the parties sign whatever documents are necessary to carry out the provisions of the decree. This usually pertains to transferring titles to vehicles, signing deeds to transfer title to a home or other real property and anything else that needs to be signed to transfer property or assets between the parties. The alimony provision requires no further action on your part unless he's not paying it. He should be paying that immediately upon entry of the decree. If he's not, you would need to take him back to court to enforce the decree, which may result in you getting a judgment against him and having the court holding him in contempt.