Social Security may periodically conduct continuing disability reviews for persons who receive disability benefits. This process ensures that only those who…
SSR 83-11 Exertionally Based Grid Rules Met The Grids are rules set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations that…
I do not necessarily believe the widely held misperception that summer break came about as a result of parents needing their…
Welcome to the blog of the Law Office of Mel A. Cook. My Salt Lake City, Utah office handles cases…
Social Security Ruling (SSR) 96-3p sets out social security’s rules for assessing the effects of pain and other symptoms on…
Social Security is prohibited by law from awarding disability benefits to claimants for whom drug and/or alcohol abuse (DAA) is…
On May 12th, 2015 a new law went into effect in Utah custody cases. It is Utah Code Section 30-33-35.1.…
Utah law provides that joint legal custody is presumed to be in the children’s best interests, except in certain circumstances such…
In May 2013, the Utah State Legislature enacted a ninety day waiting period for all divorce cases. (See Utah Code Section…
Social Security Ruling (SSR) 96-4p sets out how a person’s symptoms are evaluated in a disability claim The definition of…