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Rule 60(b) Motion for Relief in Utah Divorce Case

David and Bonnie Silva were divorced in 2010. They owned fifteen parcels of real property which were all part of…

Melvin Cook

Option to Adopt and Child’s Social Security Benefits

C was born out of wedlock on October 5th 1960 in Colorado. Prior to C’s birth, her mother had entered…

Melvin Cook

An Instructive Utah Alimony Case

The case law method is one of the primary teaching methods used by law schools in America. Some cases, because…

Melvin Cook

Deemed Spouse Social Security Widow’s Benefits

R and B went through a marriage ceremony in 1954. B believed in good faith at the time that she…

Melvin Cook

Adopted Adult Child And Social Security Disability Benefits

W and D were husband and wife who raised and supported a foster child, C, since the time she was…

Melvin Cook

Social Security Disability Benefits for “Use and Benefit” of Beneficiary

S was committed to a mental institution and became entitled to social security disability insurance benefits in 1964 based on…

Melvin Cook

Voidable Marriage and Social Security Widow’s Benefits

R married W in Arkansas in 1948, when he was under eighteen years of age. R and W had two…

Melvin Cook

Adoption of Child and Social Security Benefits

C was born on May 2, 1953. Shortly thereafter, C’s mother relinquished custody of C to W and her husband…

Melvin Cook

Tax effects of a Quit Claim Deed

In estate planning the question is sometimes asked: Can I use a quit claim deed to transfer my home directly…

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Hollow Shell Corporation and Social Security Earnings

Mrs. Williamson inherited a life estate in a 240 acre farm from her deceased husband. She and her son later…

Melvin Cook