tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post8555405094016305407..comments2024-03-28T15:24:37.140-04:00Comments on Social Security News: Sad Situation In CharlotteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-36758190877557135692017-05-05T20:39:32.264-04:002017-05-05T20:39:32.264-04:00And they try that self employment scam to get the ...And they try that self employment scam to get the refund constantly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-10728899369439592472017-05-05T18:27:18.791-04:002017-05-05T18:27:18.791-04:00DDS isn't suppose to advise anyone about incom...DDS isn't suppose to advise anyone about income shielding. Or advise period. This is why claimants need representation, free from Legal Services, a Catholic charity, or a disability representative who charges if the case is won. Explain to claimants and their families, they should acknowledge that they pay their share of the expenses from their check. Otherwise, the value of services provided will be deducted. They are not worried about receipts. DDS is not involved with that part of the process. That is on the local office.<br />On the other hand, large settlements, child support, significant income from a third party, all a different matter. Shielding can be fraud. A 1099 to an SSI disability claimant establishes other income. Settlements can go into a special needs trust, but the other income will reduce SSI. <br />The biggest problem is when disability claimants think they can report self-employment income to get an earned income credit check. Doesn't work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-51586523634424781702017-05-05T15:39:21.939-04:002017-05-05T15:39:21.939-04:00Is it ethical for a DDS employee to advise a paren...Is it ethical for a DDS employee to advise a parent of a disabled child who is now 18 to contact an attorney or a website to show them how to shield such income so it does not count against them. I have seen too many cases where wealthy people get the full SSI for their children while relatively low income...but maybe with more income than would have allowed them to get SSI when the their children were under 18.. Have drastically reduced amounts because they tell the DO that they provide free lodging to their child...or they have a settlement such as in this case...or someone thought it would be a good idea to do some charitable crowd funding<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-4807071717908588552017-05-05T10:26:09.038-04:002017-05-05T10:26:09.038-04:00A special needs trust is suppose to take care of t...A special needs trust is suppose to take care of this. A copy of the trust agreement needs to be provided to SSA. In the meantime, petition the court for what is essential to provide for the child now. It's a problem, but it can be handled. The parents do need competent legal advice.margaretkibbee@ymail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02138677790410421999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-6630055473221383852017-05-04T23:39:42.935-04:002017-05-04T23:39:42.935-04:00ya'll missing the point. This is a special nee...ya'll missing the point. This is a special needs kid, he needs the money now, not at age 18. That was the whole point of suing the insurance company.<br /><br />Now that its in a trust, he cannot quality for ssi or Medicaid because he is over the 2k asset limit. Judge should have ordered the appropriate trust type for this situation. <br /><br />I googled more details about the scumbag attorney. He kept the clients out of the loop about their settlements. He kept making excuses on why the case wasn't settled yet. All the while, he would forge their signatures, to live a lavish lifestyle off their settlements.<br /><br />http://wpde.com/news/local/late-attorneys-family-sued-by-his-former-clients-over-alleged-ponzi-schemeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-83246302419133633902017-05-04T09:13:31.348-04:002017-05-04T09:13:31.348-04:00No mention of the obvious question: why should su...No mention of the obvious question: why should such funds be excluded resources in the first place allowing needs based assistance benefits for those who have some means, other than the taxpayers, to provide some of their own support? States are passing laws to exclude resources to allow wealthier people's children to get on SSI. Yes there are sad and compelling stories out there but someone with a 100K trust fund gets the same benefits as a those living in poverty even with SSI. Not right and it lessens support and credibility in the process.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-35246632969287573662017-05-03T12:03:47.565-04:002017-05-03T12:03:47.565-04:00As with many articles published in newspapers, the...As with many articles published in newspapers, there appears to be too many details left out to make conclusions on this case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-27149028265290859552017-05-03T11:23:35.690-04:002017-05-03T11:23:35.690-04:00This is another article and example of where too l...This is another article and example of where too little detail just leads to bland generalizations about the program and who it hurts. There are so many detail that are required to determine if anything is wrong. Maybe the received 15k in the form of a check and haven't provided any proof to where the money went, maybe it's actually in a trust, maybe the trust isn't set up correctly to be excludable. It's anyone's guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com