Social Security Disability Listing of Impairments
The Social Security Administration has developed listings of impairments that are considered severe enough to prevent an individual from performing substantial…
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Disability Applications Online
Applications for social security disability may be completed online. Social Security Ruling (SSR) 04-01p explains the agency’s authority to receive…
Things an Unmarried Biological Father Must do to Preserve His Rights as a Parent
The Sworn Affidavit Requirement I have previously posted on certain steps an unmarried biological father must take in order to…
Proving Cohabitation in an Alimony Termination Case
Utah Code Section 30-3-5(10) provides that alimony terminates upon a showing by the paying party that the former spouse is cohabitating…
Disability and Blindness claims for persons over 65: Social Security Ruling (SSR) 03-03p
A person may qualify for social security disability or disability SSI benefit only up to the month prior to their…
New Social Security Ruling for Disability Cases
Social Security has enacted a new ruling for disability cases. Social Security Ruling (SSR) 16-3p supercedes SSR 96-7p. This new…
Interesting Facts about the Disability Insurance Program
There is an interesting article by a reporter named Glenn Kessler in the Washington Post dated January 23rd, 2015 regarding…
Reinstatement of Alimony after an Annulment in Utah
The Utah Code provides that an alimony obligation to a former spouse automatically terminates upon the remarriage or death of that…
Social Security’s Annual Trustee Report 2016
Each year Social Security’s Board of Trustees Issues an Annual Report on the status of the social security programs. There…
Utah’s Medicaid Expansion
On March 25th, Governor Herbert signed into law a Medicaid expansion bill. The new law will provide $15 million to…