01 Sep 2020
September 1, 2020

Managing Someone Else’s Money: Download A Guide For Social Security Representative Payees and VA Fiduciaries

Elder Law, Governmental or Public Benefit Programs, Health Issues, News Briefs, Railroad Retirement Benefits, Social Security Benefits, VA Fiduciaries, Veterans Benefits 0 Comment

Millions of Americans manage money or property for a loved one who’s unable to pay bills or make financial decisions. To help financial caregivers, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or the CFPB, worked closely with the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging to prepare four (4) consumer guides: Help for agents under a.. read more →

07 Apr 2015
April 7, 2015

Preferences Expressed by Incapacitated Person Entitled to Court Consideration

Evaluations, Guardian ad litem, Legal Capacity or Competancy, Railroad Retirement Benefits, Social Security Benefits, Summary Judgment, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits 0 Comment

A New Jersey appellate court ruled that a person who is incapacitated may still be able to express a preference as to his or her choice of a guardian or place of residence, both of which are entitled to consideration by the court. Matter of the Guardianship of Walter J. Macak, 377 N.J. Super. 167.. read more →

18 May 2010
May 18, 2010

New Regulations Prevent Debt Collectors From Seizing Federal Benefits Deposited Into Bank Accounts

Civil Service Benefits, Federal Employees Retirement System Benefits, Government Pensions, Governmental or Public Benefit Programs, New Laws, Railroad Retirement Benefits, Social Security Benefits, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits, Veterans Benefits 0 Comment

The Treasury Department and the four major benefit agencies, the Social Security Administration, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Railroad Retirement Board, are jointly releasing new rules which prevent banks from seizing Social Security and other federal benefits from customers facing debt collectors. The new rules would.. read more →

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