It's hard to believe that another school year is ending already, and for some of you, that means your child is graduating from high school and maybe even going away to college.
It's an exciting time, but did you know that once your child turns 18, you no longer have access to their medical records or their financial information without their permission? Although your graduating senior may always be your baby, in the eyes of the law, he or she is now an adult. And the privacy laws that medical and financial institutions must abide by also apply to your 18-year-old child.
Divorce invariably has a major impact on the personal and financial circumstances of the parties involved. Although attorneys are often involved in the process leading up to a divorce, most divorce attorneys are not well versed in the issues surrounding estate planning and the effects that divorce can have on an estate plan. As a result, few people realize that after a divorce, some very serious issues arise with regard to an estate plan put into place during the former marriage.
In January of 2008, a new law in Utah entitled the "
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