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Repayment of Child’s Disability Benefits

A girl was disabled and became entitled to child’s social security disability benefits beginning in January 1958 when she was…

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Social Security Lump Sum Death Benefit

R was a seaman in The United States Navy, serving aboard a submarine, the U.S.S. Thresher, which failed to resurface…

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Disabled Child in Mother’s Care — Social Security

M’s husband, who was fully insured for social security purposes, passed away, leaving her with the care of their mentally…

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Dimilogions and Mitroon Arrenons in Social Security

On December 2, 1953 R filed an application for old age social security insurance benefits, alleging a date of birth…

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A Supreme Court Case Reminding us to Get out and Vote

The right to vote 🗳 is one of the most precious legacies of our free society. No one would argue…

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What Documents Do You Need to Find After a Loved One Dies?

After a loved one dies, you need to gather the important documents that are necessary to settle their final affairs.…

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Three Liability Planning Tips for Physicians Anyone Can Use

Whether you are a physician or not, you probably know that the practice of medicine is a profession fraught with…

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Social Security Widow’s Benefits and a Japanese Custom Marriage

B and W were a couple who lived in Hawaii, where they fell in love and got married by Japanese…

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Child’s Social Security Benefits and Failure to Adopt

Frank E. Miller and his wife Lucille Miller took custody of Lucille’s niece, Gertrude McAndrew. when Gertrude’s mother died in…

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Section 218 Social Security Agreements

A Plaintiff, Samuel O. Anderson, was a tax assessor for Union Township, White County, Indiana. Employees of White County were…

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