Is there a lawyer who handles social security cases? I was a teacher and receive a pension from Illinois. I was a divorced woman who remarried in 2003. My husband died in 2005! I contacted social security and told them of his death. The man I talked to in 2005 said I should be eligible for benefits. I told him I was a teacher and didn't think so. He said social security would send a letter if I was eligible to get benefits. I remember telling him to be sure not to cause me problems since I was receiving a pension. I then received a letter from social security saying I would be getting 450 a month and it states clearly that they knew I was receiving a pension. Knowing nothing of social security rules concerning my husbands earnings record, I took them at their word. Now I receive a letter saying I was overpaid and I owe them 11,000 dollars. I live on my pension plus the 450. I live in a mobile home. I have the letters they sent me stating that they are aware of my pension. I am currently filling out form SSA-632-BK requesting waiver . They told me at the social security office in Clearwater that it needed to be in within 10 days. The woman I spoke to also mentioned slyly that failure to repay would result in their turning the case over to the IRS..Amazingly she also said that in past years I would be excused since it was their fault, but the economy being what it is and the country having no money, I had best repay it. JUst think, I myself can solve the country's debt problems. Please respond. I appreciate any help I can get! [name, email, phone number & address removed]
