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Originally Posted by jrpbox293
I signed up for SSD in november 2008 and my lawyer gave my papers telling me that his pay is limitid to $5300.00 plus expenses and that fee covers both SSD and SSI, as far as my son's SSI he gets that off me if I am qualified for him to get it, my lawyer has nothing to do with my son's SSI and so he gets nothing because he dosn't have to do anything for us to get the SSI on my son.
as far as spending the back pay I couldn't tell you, as that same question is what led me to this forum, I hope we can both get the correct answers at the right times. I will ask my lawyer when/if the time comes, sents I'm still waiting to here the out-come of my SSD case.
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You are still confusing programs.
Your son is not disabled. Therefore he does not get SSI. He gets Social Security Disability auxilliary benefits on your record. And your lawyer certainly did do something that help your son qualify for benefits - your lawyer helped you get approved. If you were not approved, there would be zero for your son. But, if the fee agreement limited the total fee to $5300, then there is nothing more to collect. Read what you signed.
Read this link.
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10076.html
There are general guidelines. If you want to read SSA's internal policies, try reading all of this link:
https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.n...category=02006
I would not rely on anonymous instructions from internet strangers.
And remember, that your son does not get SSI. Ignore all the sections about SSI.