legal aid services?

Question

I am 50yrs old, My husband died in 1992. I was getting his social
security but was stopped when my younger son reached age 16.
I can hardly make it with the income I am making. I would like to
know if I'm entitle to social security benefit?.

Answer 1

First of all I do not understand why your younger son is not receiving social security survivor benefits since his father is dead. He is entitled to them and medicaid until he is 18 years of age. He also is eligible for grants for college. You on the other hand should not touch your social security until you are of retirement age. If you do, this will greatly decrease the needed benefits when it is time for you to retire. You should go to the social security office with your 16 year old son, and take your husbands death certificate, and your son's social security number and birth certificate. Get another part time job if you have to. I am nearly 60 years old, and I work a lot of hours in order to make ends meet and take care of my elderly mom. I am not touching my social security benefits until it is time so I will not be penalized. Doing so would decrease your social security payments to the minimum that they will pay you. You want to keep paying into your quarters as long as you can. Good luck, and I hope this helps you. I am sorry about your husband.

Answer 2

Contact Social Security by telephone and either ask them or set an appointment to come by the office. they will tell you what your rights are.

You are most likely entitled to benefits as a widow which will be based on your husband's earnings or benefits based on your earnings; but, generally, the earliest one can start collecting is at age 62.

Also, you son should have received benefits until he was 18 not 16.

Answer 3

He is still a minor. If so, you are still entitled to benefits for him. Also encourage him to continue his education beyond high school. His benefits would continue through college.


See also information here on line. Just Google" Social Security benefits for a minor"...
Here is part of what I found on the government site.

"Benefits also can be paid to your unmarried children if they are:

Younger than 18;
Between 18 and 19 years old, but in elementary or secondary school as full-time students; or
Age 18 or older and severely disabled (the disability must have started before age 22). "

Odd that they would deny you benefits for him if he is only 16.You should contact them again.

Answer 4

Legal aid service is essentially the act of providing free legal assistance and in certain cases court representation as well, to people in the low income range who are unable to pay for any legal charges and living within a specified area. The government has been doing her part to ensure that legal aid service is being slowly incorporated in every town, city, and state.

Most of these legal aid service providers aim to serve as many clients as possible reason simply being they are a group of cause-oriented people. These legal aid providers are from non-profit organizations and are composed of a pool of talented lawyers.

For more information on free legal aid services, you can check out this site : http://legal-aid.mygeneralknowledge.com/Articles/Ensuring_Your_Share_of_Legal_Aid_Service.php

Answer 5

relies upon on the region. maximum jurisdictions the criminal help attempt is funded in part by taxes and the rest by donations (somewhat q little bit of help is presented by the close by Bar Assoc.)