X

Blog

Workers Compensation Offset in Social Security Disability Claims

Social security law imposes a maximum on the amount of combined benefits a person can receive from both social security…

Melvin Cook

Parness: “Federal Constitutional Childcare Parents” – Salt Lake City, Utah

Jeffrey A. Parnes has posted on SSRN his recent article Federal Constitutional Childcare Parents, 90 St. John’s Law Review Issue…

Melvin Cook

Social Security Benefits, Property Division and Alimony in Utah Divorce Cases

Social Security benefits are not classified as marital property under Utah law. See Olsen v. Olsen, 2007 UT App 296, ¶…

Melvin Cook

Prehearing Case Reviews in Social Security Disability Cases

In July 1996, as part of Social Security’s process unification initiatives, the Commissioner of Social Security approved a goal to…

Melvin Cook

In Vitro Fertilization Bill Would Define Embryos as Human Life – Sandy, Utah

From The Missouri Times: Jasha McQueen created four embryos with her then-husband through in vitro fertilization (IVF) in 2007. Two…

Melvin Cook

A Dusty Old Opinion on an Arcane Family Law Topic

The following is an opinion I wrote many years ago when I first began practicing in the area of family…

Melvin Cook

Temporary Orders in Utah Divorce Cases

Because divorce cases may take some time to resolve, especially if they are contested, Utah law allows the parties to petition…

Melvin Cook

When the SSI program considers inherited property as income

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a means-tested program for the disabled and the elderly. SSI will consider an individual’s assets…

Melvin Cook

Interstitial Cystitis in Disability Cases

Social Security Ruling 15-1p In 2015 the Social Security Administration promulgated just one new SSR (Social Security ruling). This relates…

Melvin Cook

Potential Rule Change for Social Security Disability Benefits

According to an April 10th article by Josh Hicks in the Washington Post, Social Security’s inspector general has questioned a…

Melvin Cook