Office of Recovery Services and Collection of Child Support
The Office of Recovery Services (ORS) will assist a recipient spouse to collect child support from the obligor. In fact, any…
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When Medical Source Opinions are Entitled to Controlling Weight in a Social Security Disability Case: Disability Attorney Serving Tooele County
Social Security Ruling (SSR) 96-2p sets out Social Security’s rules for giving controlling weight to medical source opinions. Only a…
How Social Security Decides an Appeal of an Initial Determination of Medical Disability Cessation
Social Security may periodically conduct continuing disability reviews for persons who receive disability benefits. This process ensures that only those who…
Summary of Social Security Rulings on Capability to Do Other Work in Disability Casess
SSR 83-11 Exertionally Based Grid Rules Met The Grids are rules set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations that…
Summer Parent-Time in Utah Divorces
I do not necessarily believe the widely held misperception that summer break came about as a result of parents needing their…
Announcing the Launch of My Blog
Welcome to the blog of the Law Office of Mel A. Cook. My Salt Lake City, Utah office handles cases…
Pain and other symptoms in a social security disability or SSI case: Disability Attorney Servicing Tooele County
Social Security Ruling (SSR) 96-3p sets out social security’s rules for assessing the effects of pain and other symptoms on…
Substance Abuse in Social Security Disability Claims
Social Security is prohibited by law from awarding disability benefits to claimants for whom drug and/or alcohol abuse (DAA) is…
New Optional Minimum Parent-Time Statute for Utah Custody Cases
On May 12th, 2015 a new law went into effect in Utah custody cases. It is Utah Code Section 30-33-35.1.…
Presumption of Joint Legal Custody in Utah Divorces
Utah law provides that joint legal custody is presumed to be in the children’s best interests, except in certain circumstances such…