Homeowners often believe that the beginning of a foreclosure action is the end of their story. The bank has my home, that homeowner may think. What more can they do to me now? Unfortunately, lenders still hold power in the form of mortgage debt, and they have been...
This post is the third in a series examining the potential for improper and harmful medication of children in order to receive Supplemental Security Income benefits. As stated by one mother applying for SSI on behalf of her ADHD-afflicted son, "If your child doesn't...
Earlier this week, we wrote about the dilemma faced by children receiving Supplemental Security Income who, as they become old enough to work, are often forced to choose between a part-time income and the SSI benefits their family has depended on for years. Aside from...
Alzheimer's disease is a mental disorder that is commonly thought to affect only the elderly; people who have retired and are in the last years of their life. However, experts say that this debilitating disease has begun to affect younger people who have many years...
We recently wrote about the wide frustration with the seemingly ever-increasing Social Security Disability (SSD) application wait times. As applicants wait for an answer, they usually face growing financial difficulties, leading many to seek other options to pay their...
Last week, we wrote about the ever-increasing Social Security Disability application wait times, and how it was affecting applicants across the country. Data recently released by the Social Security Administration has expanded on this growing problem: the agency...
Throughout the country, applicants for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits face a process that is time-consuming, confusing, and that is accompanied by a wait time that usually stretches for months or even years. However, Social Security Administration...
Days after President Barack Obama signed Rosa's Law, he publicly honored 9-year-old Rosa Marcilleno in a ceremony at the White House, calling her "inspiring". The recently-passed bill will replace the names of mental disorders in significant portions of federal policy...
When applying for Social Security Disability (SSD/SSI) benefits, there are inevitably going to be several roadblocks that an applicant must overcome. The SSD/SSI program is run by the Social Security Administration, and like any other government agency, has a number...
When Rosa Martinez was told that she was no longer eligible for Social Security Disability benefits because of a Miami, Fl. warrant for her arrest, she was confused. Martinez had never been to Miami, let alone committed a crime there. Yet the Social Security...
