Failure to Pay Child Support Brings Severe Consequences
Paying child support is a responsibility any decent parent would do without thinking twice. The well-being of your child trumps…
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Common mistakes to avoid during a divorce
Divorce is a difficult journey for many couples. They build their lives together and shared so many things over the…
Common Law Marriage and Widow’s Social Security Benefits
20 C.F.R. Section 404.726 provides that Social Security recognizes common law marriages if they are valid under certain State laws.…
Widow’s Social Security Benefits Following Divorce in a Foreign Jurisdiction
A Texas couple was married in Connecticut in 1972. Husband later sought a divorce in the country of Haiti in…
Things to Consider Before a Private Adoption
Deciding to adopt is a major decision for all parties involved. The birth parents are giving up a child and…
Grandparents Visitation Rights in Utah
Children are always looking forward to spending time with family. Whether parents, siblings, cousins or grandparents, they are all important…
10 Reasons People Get Divorced
Rapid Romance In a nutshell, when people act on the “love at first sight” impulse and get caught up in…
The Effect of a Second Adoption on Childhood Disability Benefits
A person may qualify for childhood disability benefits based on the work record of a parent who is receiving social…
An Individualized Determination in Childhood Disability Claims
The former regulatory approach to childhood disability cases provided that children needed to meet or equal one of the “listed”…
Joint Custody and Child Support
Unfortunately, for some, marriages don’t work out. When that happens it’s emotional enough. But when there are children involved, emotions…