Social Security

You can find out how many quarters of coverage you have accumulated and what your estimated benefit will be at the time of retirement by requesting Social Security Statement SSA-7004 (formerly known as the Personal Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement)...

Elderlaw 101

Social Security retirement benefits are not based on need but rather on income earned during your earning life. ...

Elderlaw 101

Social Security was enacted in 1935 to provide some relief to America's destitute older citizens during the economic cataclysm known as the Great Depression. A direct descendant of that more limited effort, today's Social Security retirement program is in fact...

Elderlaw 101

SSI is the basic federal safety net program for the elderly, blind and disabled, providing them with a minimum guaranteed income.

Elderlaw 101

A 51-year-old man has been sentenced to at least 13 years in prison for impersonating his deceased mother . . . ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that children conceived with a dead father’s sperm are not entitled to Social Security survivors . . . ...

A federal appeals court has ruled that those over age 65 and eligible for Social Security can’t escape their automatic entitlement to Medicare Part A . . . ...

Losing a husband is overwhelming and devastating. This book is an interactive workbook designed to help widows navigate both the financial and emotional dimensions of their loss.

In October, Medicare beneficiary David P. was shocked to see a charge of more than $1,000 on his credit card statement . . . ...