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answered on Mar 4, 2023
If you are unable to sit through a psychiatric evaluation without being admitted, it may be helpful to discuss this with your doctor or mental health provider. They may be able to provide you with accommodations or suggest alternatives, such as scheduling the evaluation at a time of day when you... Read more »
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answered on Mar 4, 2023
If you are unable to sit through a psychiatric evaluation without being admitted, it may be helpful to discuss this with your doctor or mental health provider. They may be able to provide you with accommodations or suggest alternatives, such as scheduling the evaluation at a time of day when you... Read more »
I am sure I'm getting approved they are asking for kids birth certificates to calculate the amount can I fire my lawyer before I get paid off
answered on Oct 7, 2022
Perhaps, but if you think that's going to net you a bigger back-pay amount in your pocket, you'll need to refer to the retainer agreement you signed. Likely, your attorney will still get his or her fee.
Is there anything I can do or submit in advance, the court appointed lawyer i have does not submit or express my case in my favor, or my request.
answered on Aug 25, 2022
The judge's job is not to be in your favor. The only person "in your favor" is your attorney, and he or she must adhere to court rules, case law, statutes, ethics, and rules of evidence while being in your favor. If you have plead and are awaiting sentencing, then now is the time to... Read more »
son had conservator for special needs trust which i set up when he was 17 ( he's now 36). I got guardianship back and when I petitioned in 2020. I petitioned to be conservator this year, but the court said the case is closed?! Woman that was his guardian/conservator says she is now only his... Read more »
answered on Aug 3, 2022
Sounds like the conservatorship may have been in place because of your son's age at the time (under 18). At some point, it was closed because 1) he was over 18, and 2) his only source of income became his SSDI, for which a payee serves the same purpose as a conservator.
If you were... Read more »
My daughter wants my wife and I to take temporary guardianship of her son because she doesn't have the resources to take care of him. She currently gets 850 a month for him in disability. If my wife and I take temporary guardianship of him, will the payments go to us for his care or stay... Read more »
answered on Nov 10, 2022
If done legally, you would be entitled to child support from both parents in an amount to be determined.
Husband suffered from mental health, can not drive, severe memory loss.
answered on Aug 1, 2022
Most often, it would be to the parent with primary custody / recipient of child support, in lieu of a calculated support amount.
Do I have any legal claim to his benefits.
answered on Mar 31, 2022
Quite likely. You are married until you are not. Living apart and hoping the marriage goes away does not work.
I want my church to do the background check but I don’t want to give them my Social Security number. Can they do a background check without me giving them my SS #?
answered on Dec 23, 2021
Depends on what type of background check they want to do. You may, of course, decline to give your SS#; the church may then elect not to do the background check or offer you the position you are seeking.
answered on May 18, 2021
A creditor may seek a judgment lien against real property that is owned by the Debtor (the individual who owes the creditor money). Social security income is generally not available to creditors, but it has to be in separate bank account from other funds. Bankruptcy may be an option, but you will... Read more »
My father passed away in Aug 2009. Days before passing he received his letter that his back pay had been approved. A letter went out a few months later to my grandmother, who also passed prior to getting the letter. As his only next of kin am I eligible and able to claim his back pay?
answered on Jul 2, 2020
Interesting. Was your father married at the time of his death? If not, then I think you might be entitled to it. It was never paid out? Was his estate ever probated?
What if anything can i do about this?
answered on Apr 29, 2020
You are in a tough jam. Were you an independent contractor or just paid under the table? Depending on your answer to that, this may be a significant tax issue for you and your employer. You likely had an obligation to report your payments as income on your taxes, which would have subjected you to... Read more »
Joint acct, social security check made out to me for the care of my husband. The only money that goes into this acct is his ss check.
The garnishment was against me not him.
4k was taken without my knowledge. I didn't receive garnishment writ as they stated. I was told I... Read more »
answered on Mar 9, 2020
If these are the only funds in this account, you should retain a lawyer to file an objection to garnishment. Exempt funds is just the kind of argument that a judge will listen to. However, if there are commingled funds, the analysis is more complex.
I'm physically disabled from brain cancer. I require a wheelchair, receive SSI/Medicaid and have a registered in-home caretaker from the state of Michigan. I would like to go on a cruise, but it would be necessary that my caretaker come along with me. Can I pay for their ticket and have it... Read more »
answered on Sep 26, 2019
The $10,000 inheritance is disqualifying income in the month of receipt. There is not much you can do about that. If you still have that money on hand on the first day of the following month, sitting in a regular ol' checking account, for example, it will be a countable asset and that will... Read more »
answered on Jul 17, 2019
Yes, of course your sister can open a bank account--with one important caveat: If your sister intends to put lots of money into a bank account--or in any other kind of financial account--she may be at risk of having to explain where she is getting the money.
answered on May 1, 2019
I don't believe so. Check with Social Security but I don't see how it would.
answered on Oct 3, 2018
Generally speaking a person who collects disability can own real estate. If you are speaking in terms of financing a property with a mortgage, then your disability income should be included in the income calculations, provided the disability is not temporary. So for financing purposes, disability... Read more »
I am legally married in Upstate New York I reside in Kalamazoo MI.. I am homeless and terminally ill please help me
answered on Feb 5, 2018
Have you tried contacting a legal aid provider in Kalamazoo? Please move quickly because of the appeal deadline. Here is a link to one:
https://www.lawestmi.org/location/kalamazoo.
Legal aid should be familiar with both issues and you will want a local attorney to handle the... Read more »
answered on Feb 2, 2018
This answer assumes you are receiving SSDI, not SSI. If 65 is your full retirement age, you would be shifted from the SSDI to RSDI. Your payment amount would remain the same, it would just be paid from a different program. It will happen automatically and is really just an accounting entry for... Read more »
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