Archives 

Show All

  • 2010
  • 2009
    • October
      • SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME: GENERAL INFORMATION
        10/28/09
        SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME GENERAL INFORMATION


        SSI MONTHLY FEDERAL BENEFIT RATES (FBRs) AND LIVING ARRANGEMENTS

        See the amounts below to determine the maximum monthly SSI benefit you can get in the following living arrangements if:

        • your State does not add

      • Social Security & the E-File: What You Should Know Part II
        10/26/09
        After the initial application a "bar code" is identified with your claim which usually appears on most DDS or adjudicator correspondence and requests. The "bar code" should be sent via facsimile to the phone number identified on the correspondence.

        The actual forms and

      • Social Security and the E-File: What You should Know About Electronic Files, Part I
        10/20/09
        First SSA "Security Policy" regarding your electronic filings should be acknowledged. Details of SSA's Security Policy are the follpwing:

        "The Internet is an open system and there is no absolute guarantee that the personal information you enter to request verification

    • June
      • What do I offer you that my competition does not?
        06/15/09
        What do I offer you that the competition does not? It's a question easily answered in many situations and it's something you need to think about.

        1) Is the person a Florida Bar Licensed attorney? I am, but companies such as Binder & Binder, Allsup, Disability Experts etc. a

    • March
      • Widows or Widowers' Benefits: Basic Requirements
        03/31/09
        I. Benefits For Disabled Widows Or Widowers Disability:

        If something happens to you, benefits may be payable to your widow or widower with a disability if the following conditions are met:

        1. You and your wife or husband were "legally" married in the State where th

    • February
      • Allsup and Other Thrid Parties "Monitoring" Your Claim: Do not allow it!
        02/25/09
        Insurance Companies are always up to various schemes in order to obtain your Social Security back benefit monies. Third party "Monitoring" through companies like Allsup is just another avenue to take advantage of you, the claimant.

        Monitoring your Social Security claim has no ad

      • Reverse Mortgages: A Scam of Your Wealth, Don't Do it!
        02/10/09
        Reverse Home Mortgage:

        Reverse mortgages are products specifically designed for and targeted to senior citizens by supposed trust worthy actors such as James Garner and that Hart to Hart has been. Essentially these products are financinally raping senior citizens of their long term wealth

  • 2008
    • December
      • The Disability Application Check-List: The Phone Interview
        12/19/08
        When first applying for Social Security Disability benefits you should call your local office and request a phone interview. Yes, you should SPECIFICALLY request the phone interview which should be scheduled two weeks or so after your initial call to SSA.

        The following is a check-list of

      • Social Security Disability and the 12 Consecutive Month Rule: Have You Heard of It?
        12/11/08
        The basics of the 12 consecutive rule is that you as a claimant must be disabled for 12 months at one time and have not earned, as of 2008, $940.00(SGA) or more in anyone of those 12 months regarding work activity. If Social Security finds you disabled before 12 months have gone by and you then go b

    • August
      • Estate Taxes and Exemption and Exclusion Amounts
        08/26/08
        Federal Estate Taxes Parameters:

        On June 7, 2001, the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 was singed into law and provides for a reduction in the federal estate and gift tax rates between the years 2002 through 2009. The law also increases during those years the uni

      • SSI Title XVI Benefits and Your Work Attempt: Still Eligible? 5 Important Points
        08/04/08
        1. Expedited Reinstatement

        A disabled or blind individual whose eligibility for SSI payments ended because of earnings can request expedited reinstatement of his/her SSI benefits without filing a new application. To qualify for expedited reinstatement, the individual must make the reques

    • July
    • May
    • March
      • Social Security "Life Insurance" or Survivor's Benefits and You, Eligible?
        03/05/08
        “Life insurance” is how survivor's benefits should be thought of when you are wondering if you should or should not make a claim with the Social Security Administration. Many people think of Social Security only as a retirement program. But some of the Social Security taxes you pay go toward pr

    • January
      • Social Security Benefits: A Brief Look
        01/28/08
        "We can never insure one-hundred percent of the population against one hundred percent of the hazards and vicissitudes of life, but we have tried to frame a law which will give some measure of protection to the average citizen and to his family against the loss of a job and against poverty-ridd

  • 2007
    • November
      • Update on How to Get the Best Representation... Beware!
        11/08/07
        How to Get the Best Representation
        and
        Why You Need A Florida Bar Licensed Attorney

        Is your representative an attorney? This seems to be a silly question but often those who we meet with either do not know or mistakenly think their representative is an attorney when the repre

      • Survivor Benefits and Social Security Trivia
        11/06/07
        Survivors benefits:

        When you die, your family may be eligible for benefits based on your work. Family members who can collect benefits include a widow or widower who is:
        60 or older; or
        50 or older and disabled; or
        Any age if he or she is caring for your child who i

    • October
      • The Evaluation of Obesity under the Social Security Act
        10/31/07
        The following article provides general information on the guidelines used when the Social Security Administration evaluates obesity since October 25, 1999. Usually, the obesity issue is interconnected with ailments or “Listed Impairments” under the Social Security Act, to include but not limited to

      • The Mystery Disease: Fibromyalgia
        10/31/07
        Within the last ten years the condition of fibromyalgia has been an accepted disease within the medical community. According to the Arthritis Foundation fibromyalgia is a form of soft tissue or muscular rheumatism with muscular pain and fatigue that affects over 5 million people in the United States

      • Social Security
        10/31/07
        In the past, most of the articles written about the Social Security Administration (SSA) have been about what is wrong with the agency and its programs. In the spirit of positive thinking the following are important programs and tools that the practitioner should be aware of and utilize when tacklin