The Utah Judiciary is aware of a scam involving text messages that falsely appear to come from the courts and demand payment through links or QR codes. These messages are not legitimate - courts do not request payments this way, and individuals should not respond or provide any personal or financial information.

Utah Supreme Court issues statement on allegations involving Justice Diana Hagen. See the statement here

Do I Get to Choose Whom I Live With?

It depends. Under Utah law, a judge may take the child’s wishes into account in deciding custody and parent-time. But it is important to remember that the child’s wishes are just one of many factors that a judge takes into account and the judge may decide that other factors outweigh the child’s wishes.

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