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Q: Can a conservatorship use a minor conservatee's money to make mortgage payments on their house?

Then when the minor conservatee became of age, the conservatorship required the Conservatee to pay Rent to continue to live in the house his conservatorship money had bought

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answered on Sep 21, 2023

A conservatorship typically manages the financial affairs of a minor conservatee for their benefit. Using the conservatee's funds to make mortgage payments on a house that will ultimately benefit the conservatee can be appropriate if it aligns with the minor's best interests. However, the... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law and Social Security for Idaho on
Q: Can I get house arrest instead of jail time?

I have a battery charge from last March. I was sentenced to probation. It took them 6 months to get that sentencing. I am on SSI. I have not been able to keep up with probation, counseling, OT and my house work. I have missed a lot of check ins and drugs tests. And my probation officer put out a PV... View More

Kevin M Rogers
Kevin M Rogers
answered on Feb 14, 2021

From your question it seems like you may be disabled? If so, you certainly may ask the court for "alternative sentencing" options, such as "home detention." Usually reserved for those who have some physical reason why jail would be too difficult, home detention typically nets 2... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Social Security for Idaho on
Q: Can I get my brothers social security money if my mother refuses to help support him?

She gave me permission to take care of my brother and enroll him in school. My brother is special needs and needs to have certain programs in order to be successful. My mother is homeless and she wants me to care for her son until she is on her feet. She refuses to transfer his money to me as a... View More

Michael Hales
Michael Hales
answered on Jan 14, 2019

The easiest thing to do in this situation is go to your local social security office and start the process there. You may need to involve a lawyer to challenge your mother as payee for your brother, but I'd start with the local office and ask for their assistance first.

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts, Family Law, Juvenile Law and Social Security for Idaho on
Q: Can I sue my mom for not paying me money she owes me?

I am 17. Roughly two years ago when my baby sister was first born, my mother agreed to pay me $20 every time she was gone more than two hours and I had to watch the baby. Well, she now owes me over $600 and there has been multiple instances where she has left me overnight alone with my 5 younger... View More

F. Anthony Bullock
F. Anthony Bullock
answered on Dec 20, 2017

Courts in most states would construe such an arrangement as a gratuitous promise, unsupported by consideration, and therefore unenforceable at law. In short if you attempted to engage in litigation to recover the requested sum it is unlikely that you will be successful.

1 Answer | Asked in Social Security for Idaho on
Q: If I have a lot of monthly retirement income from my 401K, does that disqualify me for receiving social security

payments?

Michael Hales
Michael Hales
answered on Dec 11, 2017

No, it doesn't. There are, of course, exceptions like if you're talking about some forms of Social Security Disability.

1 Answer | Asked in Social Security for Idaho on
Q: Live in Idaho. Won a medical malpractice lawsuit. Put money in an annuity and receive a monthly payment. Cannot work.

Can I receive disability benefits if I qualify as being disabled?

Jonathan Alexander Heeps
Jonathan Alexander Heeps
answered on Dec 24, 2014

This depends. If you have worked at least 5 of the last 10 years you may be eligible to apply for SSDI. The amount of income you receive from your annuity may disqualify you from SSI benefits. In either case you will need to prove that you you have a severe impairment that is expected to last, or... View More

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