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Suspended Social Security Benefits

It is possible for a person to ask for their social security retirement benefits to be suspended until they are…

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Children’s Disability Cases Part I: The Domain of Health and Physical Well-Being

Social Security evaluates disability differently for children than for adults. For adult disability cases, the primary focus is on whether…

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Understanding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, was being debated in Congress, one legislator famously…

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Children’s Disability Cases Part II: The Domain of Caring For Yourself

In determining disability in children’s SSI cases, social security looks at whether the child is engaged in substantial gainful activity.…

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Health Insurance in Utah Divorce and Family Law Cases

On April 18th, 2014 I posted on Medical Expenses in Utah Divorce cases. Typically one party or both are required…

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Children’s Disability Cases Part III: The Domain of Moving About and Manipulating Objects

In determining disability in children’s cases, social security first looks at whether the child is engaged in substantial gainful activity.…

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Some Divorce Fees are Tax Deductible

As a general rule, expenses incurred for seeking personal advice, counseling or litigation services are not tax deductible. However, there…

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New Utah Abortion Law – Salt Lake City, Utah

From CNN: Utah will now require doctors to provide anesthesia to women having abortions at 20 weeks of pregnancy or…

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Shared Parenting Post-Divorce May in Young Children’s Best Interests

There is a nice article posted on a child and family blog dated October 4, 2014 by Richard A. Warshak,…

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LGBT Parenting – Salt Lake City, Utah

From Huffington Post: As the election year progresses, many candidates in both parties and at every level will say it.…

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