# Kathrine Nichols — Annulment and Custody: Reclaiming Her Family

- Link: https://justprotect.org/kathrine-nichols-annulment-custody/
- Published: 2026-04-08T15:45:20-06:00
- Author: Jana Johnson

# Kathrine Nichols — Annulment and Custody

State Court, Utah · Active Proceedings

Kathrine Nichols is fighting two simultaneous legal battles. The Justice and Protection
Alliance is beside her in both.

In addition to her federal sex trafficking lawsuit against the Kingston Group — 
see [Kathrine Nichols v. The Order (Case No. 2:25-cv-00051)](https://justprotect.org/kathrine-nichols-v-the-order/)—
she is also pursuing annulment and custody proceedings against her former husband,
Daniel Charles Kingston. He is her uncle by blood and the son of Kingston Group 
leader Paul Elden Kingston.

## Two Cases, One Survivor

The federal case challenges the Order as an institution — its leaders, its organizations,
and the businesses that created and sustained the conditions that led to her marriage.
The annulment and custody case is personal. It is about dissolving a union she alleges
was coerced from the start, and protecting the children of that union.

These two legal tracks are not separate. One addresses the system. The other addresses
the individual harm. Both matter.

## JPA’s Role

JPA provides legal coordination for both proceedings through pro bono attorney Roger
Hoole. Kathrine’s situation illustrates something JPA understood from the beginning:
survivors do not need one kind of legal help. They need support across every dimension
of leaving — civil litigation, federal trafficking claims, and family law, all running
at once.

### Related Cases

 * [Kathrine Nichols v. The Order — Federal Trafficking Case](https://justprotect.org/kathrine-nichols-v-the-order/)
 * [Grant, et al. v. Kingston — The Anchor Federal Case](https://justprotect.org/grant-et-al-v-kingston/)

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## How to Help

These cases are expensive to litigate. Every dollar donated to JPA goes directly
toward supporting survivors in court. [Make a gift.](https://justprotect.org/donate/)

## In the news

 * **Feb 10, 2025** · The Salt Lake Tribune — [Utah woman sues polygamous Kingston group, alleges she was coerced into marrying uncle at 16](https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/02/09/utah-woman-sues-kingstons-alleges/)
   
   Kathrine Nichols's federal suit alleges Kingston group leaders coerced her at
   16 into marrying her uncle; the article also covers her contested 2023 annulment.

[All news coverage →](https://justprotect.org/in-the-news/)

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