Q: What can I do If I have no money for Doctors, medicine and food after paying credit cards with SS?Can they take my SS?
I am 76 in poor health, walk with a walker. I rent an apt, my car is old but paid for.
No money for Lawyer.
A:
Your Social Security cannot be seized by a creditor to pay a bill. Unfortunately, a creditor may try to seize your money and then you may have to hire an attorney if a creditor does, in fact, seize your money.
You need to contact a local Legal Aid Office near you and schedule an appointment to meet with them. Hopefully, the Legal Aid Office can send letters to your creditors that explain that your only income is Social Security. If the creditor still tries to seize your money, then, the creditor could be sued and be forced to pay money to you for violation of the law. Having it properly documented that your only income is Social Security would probably cause the creditors to not try to seize the money.
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