Widow’s Social Security Benefits and the Pooled-Fund Method
Claimant applied for widow’s social security benefits in 1983 based on her deceased husband’s earnings record. He had passed away…
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Self-Employment and Social Security Coverage
Claimant Doshi applied for social security retirement benefits in March, 1985. He alleged that he had received income from a…
Alimony Not Deductible Under New Tax Law Beginning in 2019
The new tax law eliminates the deduction for alimony payments to an ex-spouse for divorce decrees entered after December 31st,…
Things Never to Do in Applying for Widow’s Social Security Benefits (or EVER, for that matter)
In the rollicking '80's, a claimant filed for widow’s social security benefits. She was convicted of second degree manslaughter in…
Self-employment and Social Security Benefits
A self-employed claimant filed for old age social security retirement benefits in the 1980's. He had not filed a tax…
Ability to Inherit as the Standard for Determining Parentage for Child’s Social Security Benefits
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (who formerly oversaw the Social Security Administration — now it is overseen by…
Establishment of Parent-Child Relationship in Child’s Social Security Benefits Cases
The claimant’s mother, Jeannette Luke, applied for child’s social security insurance benefits on the worker’s record after the worker died.…
Regulation of Attorney Fees In Social Security Disability Cases
In a case decided in 1989, an attorney who represented disability claimants challenged the Secretary of Health and Human Services…
Use of Social Security Benefits to Support Family
A social security retirement beneficiary, who was a retired veteran, was confined to a VA nursing home in Tuscaloosa, Alabama,…
In-Kind Unearned Income in SSI Cases
An SSI recipient resided in an apartment complex where she collected rent from the other tenants on behalf of the…