Legal Opinion

Risher v. Emerson

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided November 24, 2017No. 20160389-CAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

MORTENSEN, Judge:

¶1 Michael W. Risher III and Amy M. Emerson are the natural parents of Child. To legally establish his rights as the father of Child, Risher filed a petition for parentage. That petition was litigated before the trial court. The court reached a number of conclusions at trial and subsequently entered an order of parentage, which'included determinations as to parent time, child support; surrogate care, decisional authority, and attorney fees. Because the trial court made virtually no factual findings whatsoever and provided no reasoning for its conclusions, we reverse.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Smith v. SmithUtah Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Boyer Co. v. LignellUtah Supreme Court · 1977
  3. Rayner v. RaynerCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2013
  4. Allen v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2014

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