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What is the name of your state?I am the guardian (by agreement, not court-ordered) of a 15-year-old boy whose father recently died while he had custody of him. The father and the boy's mother have been separated for over 10 years, although they never divorced. They both have lived with other......
Social Security Death BenefitsMy case is a little unusual and has taken a very long time. I live in Texas. In 1997 I lived with my common law husband until 2003. Then again in 2004-2005. Common law as in we filed taxes jointly for 9 years. I also used his last name for some things. We had a bank account together and had 3......
Social security creditsWhat is the name of your state? Wisconsin I was on SSI but i married and they state my husband's income was too high , so i lost it Iam not able to collect SSD because i dont have enough credits My husband is from another country and has been only working for 3 years is it possible to add his......
Social Security Court of AppealsI have called the Court of appeals where my hearing was held asking about the written decision (the alj already told me in court he would approve the appeal in my favor) They are now telling me that it is written but, has not been mailed. Am I missing something here? What does it take to mail a......
Social Security Claims Tax Refund of Child for Parent's MisconductHey Everyone, I could really use some help on this issue. I'm writing an article for a newspaper in Georgia about a guy whose tax refund of about $1100 is being taken from him and sent to Social Security because of something his father did over 30 years ago. His mother died when he was only......
social security checksWhat is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? new hampshire a creditor called me on 12/16/08 and informed me that if i did not come up with some sort of payment they were going to take me to litigation. can they freeze my checking account that only my social security check goes in. She also......
Social Security Card - number on the back?What is the name of your state? California I just have one very general question - (I hope this is an appropriate forum to ask this - if not so sorry!) Can anyone tell me what the number on the back of the Social Security Card is for? It is an 8-digit alpha-numeric stamped number at the bottom......
Social Security Benefits While a Ward of the CourtI was named a ward of the Gallatin County Dist. 7 Court on November 11th, 2001. My parent's rights were never terminated throughout my duration within their system, and resided with my grandparents while with LSSI. Before and during the entire period that Lutheran Social Services was appointed......
Social Security Benefits For a WidowerA friend told me that a Widow/widower can receive soc sec benefits at age 60 and I know a surviving widow is eligible but my question is can I being a working widower get benefits at age 60? Does this only apply for surviving widows/widowers ? I am confused and am wondering if this benefit is......
Social Security Benefits because of deceased parentI am, and have been since birth, a resident of Nevada. In 1994 my mother killed herself. Both my sister and I recieved money from SS until we were 18, I will be 20 in June. I am looking to begin my college education and now is the time that I really need funding from the government- not back when......
[COURTS, LAWYERS & LITIGATION] California. Can a Judge in Small Claims refuse to allow the plaintiff to cross examine the defendants witnesses? Thanks. Jeff......
Statutory Rape Question[CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE] I live in California. I was born in December of 1990. My girlfriend was born in June of 1991. My parents claim that I shouldn't go on a trip I've been planning overnight with her because of the risk of "violating statutory rape laws." In otherwords if we broke up and she was bitter, my.........
Prospective South African Emigrants to Australia (buying property)[Consumer Law & Fraud] Hi If you fit the description in my subject, please consider responding. My wife and I have just been granted our visas (BN-136 - Skilled Independent). I assume that this means that we are now permanent residents (or that we will be after our first visit). We'll probably only move to Australia.........
Can I sue them ?[COURTS, LAWYERS & LITIGATION] 11th, May 2001 FREEADVICE.COM Dear Sir, I own a business in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E). I imported a spare part from a company in Florida, U.S.A. last year on 1st, June 2000. The good was delivered very late in U.A.E (on 17th, August 2000) and resulted in cancellation of the order.........
Discharched & Auto in Kansas[BANKRUPTCY & CONSUMER CREDIT] I was discharged from my bankruptsy about 2 years ago in Kansas. In the bankruptsy, we told the lawyer not to include the 2 cars as we needed them and intended to continue paying. 2 months ago I got my credit report and found that one car shows a charge off and the balance is $0. I have been.........
COBRA questions about self-insured plan[Insurance Law] What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA Just received COBRA letter with premium costs after a layoff. The employer has three plans - High Deductible PPO, self-funded plan that filled in the High Deductible, and dental. 1) If I choose all three plans for COBRA continuation, can I.........
Look for a lawyer who knows medicine[Additional Legal Subjects] I had a stroke recently. I lost part of my speech from it. Everything else on my body was OK. I went to a hospital emergency, and was admitted as an inpatient. The doctor asked me to take two pills. After a while I saw from the machine beside my bed that my blood pressure radically dropped. But.........
Is multiple vehicle passing legal?!?!?![Traffic Law] What is the name of your state? WI Is it legal for a vehicle to pass multiple vehicles in the right passing lane? For instance, there is a truck with a trailer on the back which is turning left onto a street. Car#1 behind it slows down (which was me)...is it legal for car#2 behind both of those.........
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Any legal recourse against my lawyer?[COURTS, LAWYERS & LITIGATION] What is the name of your state? AZ As you can well read from my previous posts, I had begun trying to domesticate my case from California to Arizona. I hired a lawyer in June, and paid him $1,200 -- a flat fee for that practice. My ex husband ended up going back to California and reopening the.........
What is the name of your state? NV I have searched the SS website for an hour w/o finding help. I receive ss. My minor child receives ss. She is not disabled, just under 19 yrs old. SSA sent me a questionaire. It asks if my minor child lives with me. My wife and I have joint custody. My question......
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Florida Shortly I will be eligible to receive Social Security Benefits. I have been single all my life and have no children. Social Security Benefit Calculations do not take into consideration Reductions for having Disability coverage for a spouse......
What is the name of your state?OREGON Back in April of 2002, my wife suffered a stroke that left her disabled. At that time, we both worked for the same company. From April 2002 to July 2002, she received short term disaility from the State of California and AIG. In July 2002, the short term......
What is the name of your state? Louisiana Yes, I really have friends and yes, these are real questions. I told my friends that I had no clue about taxes or Social Security so I would give yall a chance to answer some queries. Husband is 60 years old and is collecting $47K retirement. Wife is 59......
Yes, I really have friends and yes, these are real questions. I told my friends that I had no clue about taxes or Social Security so I would give yall a chance to answer some queries. Husband is 60 years old and is collecting a $47K retirement. Wife is 59 years old and is making about $80K per......
My daughter will be 18 in a little over a month. I'm wondering what is best to do, for a while now I have been trying not to use the benefits to support her but instead start saving for college. Reading over the materials that SSI office sent, I see she needs to have the dollars deposited into an......
My nephew has been charged with felony burglary. Because his mother died when he was four years old, he receives social security survivors benefits. Does this burglary charge mean that he must inform the Social Security Administration that he is no longer eligible for benefits because of the......
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Just curious. My parents have friends that came to the USA from Poland with only one intention in mind, and that is to become eligible to collect Social Security. They have worked in the States and did become citizens.Once eligible for Social......
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA My father in law died on June 30th. We called Social Security to find out about his ss benefits because we are counting on it to pay rent for August. They said if he lived the entire month of June, we would be eligible for July's payment. He......
What is the name of your state? california i applied for social security in 2000. at that time i requested immediate benefits based on the ssa regulation which states an individual is eligible if they are confined to bed as well as other ailments. i have sent my request several times with a......