SS to allow predesignation of future Representative Payee
Congress has passed, and the President has signed, the “Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018”. This statute makes changes to the Representative Payee system of the Social Security Act.
A Representative Payee is appointed by the Social Security Administration to handle the benefits of a person whom the SSA deems incapable of managing his or her own...
Sometimes Social Security Benefits Can be Garnished
Are you a grandparent who lovingly agreed to co-sign your grandchild’s college loans? Do you have unpaid alimony obligations under an old court order? You may have been under the impression since you retired that “Social Security Benefits are secure against all creditors,” and that they cannot be attached to satisfy a judgment. This is certainly the general rule. 42 USC...