Is an Attorney always needed in a Social Security case?
Feb 18, 2013
Often a potential Social Security client will cal my office after initially being denied and seek my assistance in prosecuting the appeal of the case. The question that arises is at what point is an at...
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Can my Social Security Benefits be Garnished?
Feb 10, 2013
Garnishment is a process by which a creditor (credit card, car loan etc) is allowed withdraw money from your account because of a debt. There are certainsteps that the creditor must take before that ca...
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SSI versus SSDI
Jan 30, 2013
Whenever a person applies for disablity benefits, the Social Security Adminsitration will have the person apply for two types of benefits: Supplemental Seucrity Income or SSI and Social Security Disabl...
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Common Abbreviations in Social Security Disability Claims
Jan 28, 2013
Social Security uses its own jargon when discussing a disability claim and here are some of the most commonand these arefollowed by a general definition:
SSI (Supplemtal Security Income or Title XVI...
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ABCs of Social Security Disability's Five Step Sequential Evaluation
Jan 27, 2013
When the Social Security Administration evaluates a claim for disability benefit, a five step sequential evaluation process is used. If the answer at any step is an unfavorable answer, the process stop...
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Can I Adopt my Adult Stepchld?
Jan 26, 2013
The answer is Yes.
Usually the situation arises when a person has been raised by another person and after the child becomes an adult, all the parties agree that an adoption should occur to formalize t...
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The ABCs of Step Parent Adoptions
Jan 24, 2013
A step parent adoption usually occurs when the custodial parent has had very little contact with the non-custodial parent for an extended period of time. Typically the mother is the custodial parent an...
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Parental Notification in an Adoption
Jan 23, 2013
In any adoption situation, the issue of what notice must be given is always an issue. This guide will focus on the requirements of Florida law, which is where I primarily practice, but may be applicabl...
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