Social Security Benefits and Work for a Tax-Exempt Employer
A claimant, born in 1920, filed for old age insurance benefits in 1985. She needed 31 quarters of credit (QC)…
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Re-opening a Social Security Disability or SSI Claim
Claimant filed a claim for social security disability benefits in April, 1981. His claim was denied. The decision became a…
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…
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…