With only one month to go until April 15th, our focus has quickly shifted to this year’s tax preparations. From W-2s to 1099s, to 1040 mailings to tax preparer solicitations, we are bombarded with reminders of our obligations to both the federal and state governments – whether we like it or not! While some individuals [...]
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I recently received a call from a colleague about a situation that is all too common given the delays associated with the Social Security disability adjudication process – the death of a claimant prior to a final adjudication. In this case, my friend’s mother was married to a gentleman who had applied for benefits in [...]
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I get a lot of questions from mothers who are caring for the children of fathers who are out of the picture. Susan’s situation is a fairly common one so I will answer it here: My 11 year old daughter’s father has just been approved for disability. I’m not sure if it is SSI or [...]
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In my law practice, I have handled both bankruptcy and Social Security disability cases. Unfortunately, with delays in the Social Security system approaching 3 years, more and more of my disability clients find themselves considering bankruptcy. What happens, therefore, if you decide to file for bankruptcy while you are waiting for your Social Security decision? [...]
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dear jonathan: i have been recieving ssd since around 2002 and also recieving workers comp (lifetime settlement)i am 53 years old.there is also a small payment from my ltd carrier, in the past they requested 13,000 back in which i paid because of approvel of ssd.i would like to know if ssd will want repayment [...]
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how much do you recive from ss for 19 months backpay after your lawyer are paid? –Etta Jonathan Ginsberg responds: Etta, the calculation is as follows: create a column for each year that you are eligible for past due benefits find out how much you get per month for each month of past due eligibility [...]
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Jonathan, I was recently approved for ssd by the ALJ. I had my 3 heart attacks, the last on May 5, 2005. At that time I became disabled to work. This has been my Doctors statement all along. Like a lot of people trying to get ssd, my financial situation got serious. I filed for [...]
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I have found your site and have been reading your comments. I have been on SSDI since 2002. I was a registered nurse for 15 years- always working with no lapses. At on point I was working two full time jobs (no sleep). I worked the two full time jobs for about a year and [...]
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This blog post is a little off topic but I have included it because it serves as a warning to SSDI claimants who are also collecting long term disability benefits. Thanks to Mike the gentlemen who wrote me to describe a problem he is having with his LTD carrier. Mike apparently had long term disability [...]
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With delays in the Social Security decision making process reaching 3 years, those fortunate claimants who are approved will end up with large lump sum payments. I have seen several instances where the lump sum benefit check exceeded $50,000. A question I hear more and more has to do with the tax implications of lump [...]
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