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Mental Illness in Divorce

Is your spouse a narcissist? The reason I ask is that this is something that divorce clients often raise with…

Melvin Cook

Lemon Drops and High School Football Prayers

Joseph Kennedy was fired from his job as a football coach in Bremerton School District for kneeling in silent prayer…

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Wading Through Dobbs

I read the whole thing. All 213 pages of it. Well, almost all of it. I still have not read…

Melvin Cook

Unsuccessful Work Attempt in a Social Security Disability Claim

Social Security rules provide that in order to establish disability, a claimant must prove the inability to perform substantial gainful…

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Rule 60(b) Motions to Set Aside in Utah Divorce

Husband (H) and Wife’s (W) marriage was irretrievably broken. H had confessed to W certain unsavory behavior on his part…

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Duration of Alimony in Utah Part 1

When Utah courts interpret a stipulation or an agreement in a divorce case, they generally do so in accordance with…

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What is the Divorce Legal Process?

Each state has its own laws and procedures regarding divorce, so the first thing you likely should do when contemplating…

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Remembering Magna Carta

On this date in 1215 in a riverside meadow known as Runnymede alongside the River Thames, just about twenty miles…

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A New Establishment Clause Case in Utah

Utah’s Supreme Court recently reviewed a difficult case in light of a new U.S. Supreme Court reading of the Establishment…

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DIY Divorce in Utah

Bruce and Nicole were divorced in February 2009 pursuant to an agreed upon stipulation. However, they soon began to mutually…

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