PER CURIAM:
¶ 1 Raylin Andersen (Raylin) appeals the district court's separate orders dismissing each of the defendants and the award of attorney fees and costs to some of those defendants. We affirm.
¶ 2 The district court dismissed Raylin's original complaint against Defendant Andrea Drossos Andersen (Andrea) under rule 12(b)(6) of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure for failure to state a claim, but the court granted Raylin leave to file an amended complaint. The First Amended Complaint added both additional claims and additional parties, to wit: (1) Raylin's ex-husband-Robert D. Warren, (2) the attorneys who represented Warren during the divorce proceedings-Yaiko Osaki Carranza and Moody Brown Law, and (3) the attorneys who represented Andrea, who is the ex-wife of Raylin's current husband, in divorce proceedings-Ryan L. Kelly and Kelly & Bramwell, PC.
¶ 3 Raylin makes three claims on appeal. First, she claims that the district court failed to follow the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure. Second, she claims that the district court did not make adequate findings of fact and conclusions of law to support orders granting the motions to dismiss. Third, she claims that the district court did not make adequate findings of fact and conclusions of law to support an award of attorney fees under the "bad faith" statute. See Utah Code Ann. § 78B-5-825 (LexisNexis 2012) ("In civil actions, the court shall award reasonable attorney fees to a prevailing party if the court determines that the action . . . was without merit and not brought . . . in good faith. . . .").
¶ 4 Raylin claims that timely filing of her notice of appeal preserved all of her issues for appeal. This is incorrect. In order to preserve an issue for appeal, an appellant must make a timely objection that provides the district court with an adequate opportunity to correct any claimed errors. "An issue is preserved for appeal when it has been presented to the district court in such a way that the court has an opportunity to rule on that issue." Wolferts v. Wolferts, 2013 UT App 235, ¶ 19, 315 P.3d 448. "To provide the court with this opportunity, the issue must be specifically raised [by the party asserting error], in a timely manner, and must be supported by evidence and relevant legal authority." Id. (alteration in original) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted). An appellant is required to include a citation to the record showing that each issue was preserved in the district court. Utah R. App. P. 24(a)(5)(A). Raylin has not shown that her issues on appeal were adequately preserved. Even assuming that some of her claims of procedural error were preserved, the record does not demonstrate that she made any challenge in the district court to the adequacy of any findings of fact or conclusions of law made in support of the dismissal orders or an award of attorney fees and costs.
¶ 5 To the extent that they may be preserved, Raylin's claim that the district court failed to comply with the rules of civil procedure lack merit. The record does not support her claims that, as a pro se plaintiff, she was not appropriately notified of the recusal of the judges of the Second District Court and the transfer to the First District Court or that she was not given adequate time to respond to motions. Raylin next claims that rule 52(a) of the Utah Rules of
¶ 6 To the extent that Raylin's arguments on appeal can be construed as claiming that the district court erred in granting dismissal of the First Amended Complaint for failure to state a claim for relief, the arguments are inadequately briefed. Rule 24(a)(7) of the Utah Rules of Appellate Procedure requires that "[a]ll statements of fact and references to the proceedings below shall be supported by citations to the record." Utah R. App. P. 24(a)(7). Rule 24(a)(9) requires the argument in an appellant's brief to "contain the contentions and reasons of the appellant with respect to the issues presented, including the grounds for reviewing any issue not preserved in the trial court, with citations to the authorities, statutes, and parts of the record relied on." Id. R. 24(a)(9). Raylin's brief does not contain appropriate citations to the record or clear or cohesive argument in support of her claims. "An issue is inadequately briefed when the overall analysis of the issue is so lacking as to shift the burden of research and argument to the reviewing court." Mercado v. Hill, 2012 UT App 44, ¶ 11, 273 P.3d 385 (citations and internal quotation marks omitted). An appellate court is not a depository into which parties may dump the burden of their argument and research. See Smith v. Four Corners Mental Health Ctr., Inc., 2003 UT 23, ¶ 46, 70 P.3d 904. "[A]lthough we are reluctant to penalize self-represented litigants for technical rule violations, we will not assume an appellant's burden of argument and research." Allen v. Friel, 2008 UT 56, ¶ 9, 194 P.3d 903 (citation and internal quotation marks omitted). "An inadequately briefed claim is by definition insufficient to discharge an appellant's burden to demonstrate trial court error," Simmons Media Group, LLC v. Waykar, LLC, 2014 UT App 145, ¶ 37, 335 P.3d 885, and we therefore conclude that Raylin "has failed to carry [her] burden of persuasion on appeal," see id. ¶ 40. On that basis, we affirm the orders dismissing the First Amended Complaint.
¶ 7 Raylin also claims that the district court erred in awarding attorney fees under Utah Code section 78B-5-825, commonly referred to as the bad faith statute. She asserts that the district court's factual findings were inadequate. However, Raylin failed to preserve this issue with an appropriate and timely objection to the adequacy of the findings of fact during the proceedings below. Furthermore, the district court's findings, although minimal, address the requirements of the statute. We therefore affirm the award of attorney fees and costs to Andrea.
¶ 8 Andrea seeks an award of attorney fees incurred on appeal because she was awarded her attorney fees by the district court. See Warner v. Warner, 2014 UT App 16, ¶ 63,
¶ 9 We affirm the order of dismissal. We remand for the determination of attorney fees as specified herein.