hello fmichael
 

Believe me, I was hoping you had some direction that I could take. I think that point of giving up is not far away. ginnie

hi
 

Hi Ginnie,
I know its hard but hang in there, I'm sure Mike is looking into any/all options out there k.

Dee :hug:

Re: thank you
 

Thankyou dee, I got worried I would just be forgotten down the list of good souls needing help. There is alot of pain in these forums. I hope I do get a response, even if I posted awhile ago. Chemar and Jomar were good to let me post off subject as it is. I won't wine and insist if nothing happens. I copied all I wrote and what responce I received, to give to a future lawyer, and add to my case so he can verbally understand what happend to me. I can't just do nothing, I will be in my car if I do that, so I have to go on. ginnie

Have you explored your state & county websites for any assistance?

I believe the county I live in lets elderly and possibly disabled persons also, waive the property taxes, maybe the county you live in allows that option too?
If property taxes are part of the problem for your situation.

I think the taxes get paid back when the property is transferred or sold. But I'm not sure, how the details work.

Some churches will help members in financial distress.

Dear Ginnie -

I apologize for not getting back to you earlier, and as always, appreciate Jo*mar's contributions and suggestions, many of which would not necessarily have occurred to me.

I've been mulling this over for a while, and am fundamentally bothered by a couple of points. First, the fact that you only get $400/month in SSDI. Especially after qualifying for (needs based) supplemental income support: the whole reason you needed to be shown paying rent. Second, I find it odd that you received no back award of any kind, where it certainly sounds as though you were disabled for a long time before you were approved by SSDI. And candidly, the fact is that Sean administers your benefits so that you never see money directly from the SSA, and I suppose he's got most of the paperwork from the SSA as well.

At the risk of creating trouble, I am going to suggest - as an initial matter - that you go down (without your son) to the local Social Security office, and verify that (1) your monthly benefits are what you think they are, and that, in truth and fact, (2) you never received any back-pay award on this. (And if you can call ahead for an appointment, it might save some waiting around time in a government office on your part, unless the available appointment dates are so far out that it's not worth it.)

Believe me, I hope my suspicions are groundless.

Mike

Re: my son
 

I believe Sean is the trustee, when I went broke I signed it over to him as I had no money to maintain a CPA just for the house. I hope that means it is him if I were to sell it. I have to have these papers looked at to do anything at all.
I ran out of money on 09. In 10, was the trouble as I could not pay my taxes with what I received. My son did, and I lost my food stamps. I pay him back $400 per month. It was set that high, because that is what is costs to live here for two years, last year and this years taxes add up to $400 per month. At that rate I may get my check back in 1012. How I am suppose to save for taxes the following year is still in question. I don't see how I can do it so shall be in this fix until somebody takes an interest and helps me. I will call another attorney today. I am despondant. I don't want to do anything medically that I should do. I don't see a point to it anymore. Why try to keep my health when my family is pushing me out the door? My son is depressed over this also. I can't do anything until I find out what it is I can do after signing over this document. If that gave the house to my son legally, I won't have any trouble, however I was told that my mothers trust must be broken, or the rest of the family sign off on it. Nobody is looking at this mess for me to move in any direction except to be homeless. Living here will lead to insurmountable debt. I checked with the tax office down here, there are no breaks for the dissabled from what was said. I will call again and see if I can find someone who really knows. The lady at the office was disinterested. ginnie

Re: trust issue
 

I willingly turned over the trust within which the house is to Sean. there are no benefits do me anymore, as the money from the trust is gone.
All that remains is this house., in the trust.
I have been sick since the age of 29, and yes i was dissabled years before I received my benefits. I got a lump sum when I received my SSdissability check. When I applied in 09 for SSDI, when I ran out of money, I received no back ussue. It is actually $440. I was sick for most of my life with auto immune diseases. I worked my Art schedule around my health issues and did art shows. I worked on and off for 30 years, but my quarters of shown work was not so good. My CPA at the time of my buisness deducted everything she could to help me raise the two kids. I kept a journal also. I didn't put into the system enough to get a reasonable amount of money for my SSDI. I never understood it all. I get one check for 276.00 and one for $440. The 440 is the one I got in 2010. Up until that point I had to live on what was in the trust or I would have died from my conditions. I was not allowed any help financically untill the trust money was gone. No social service agency allowed me to keep that money for my taxes, yet they expect me to come up with it now. I had to have under $2,000. I had to pay the 20% of medicare before that. I am not allowed to have the amount of my taxes in my possession, without reporting it. How am I to earn it, when they took away the $400? Between the taxes and my family, I have my hands full. thank you for your responce. I didn't earn alot in my life. I did try. ginnie

Re: my son
 

Sean is trustworthy. The account has both our names on it, just a checking account. We signed our rental agreement, and keep a receipt book. I have control over those monies, but we do the exchange because we have to by their rules. Sean will do what is right by that $400. He replaced my back door with the funds, and is saving for my taxes. He has stuck by me, even when he dissagrees with the rest of the family encluding his father. His father and my daughter are in opposition to me. My daughter is controlled by her husband who wanted the trust before he married my daughter. [It is obviously twosituations I am dealing with. One with my family over the house, and the other with the SSDI or children and family service. The last time I walked in there to try to receive answers, I was shown the door without my information being looked up. they told me no, and that another agency is responsible for those decisions. I was told to go to SS agency, and they showed me the door too, sending me right back to the food stamp place. Thats when I had to hire my origional attorney. He figured out what they were doing and at least got this far. I am bounced between the agencies, never receiving much answer. The attorney got my food stammps back and at least a way not to loose all, he talked to family services and this was the solution they came up with. I had to pay back Sean for the taxes, on a house I don't own. The agencies do not know what they are doing. ginnie I am so tired of it all michael and I am always in a stressed state because of all this....thank you for even reading this stuff. It is like some horror story to me.

Hi Jo Mar
 

I will go down to the tax office and ask. I did it by phone before and was told No. It is worth a try as it is because of taxes and the insurance that I am in so much trouble. ginnie

Hello sonny
 

Thank you sonny. I have not been able to find an advocate in the legal dept. the last agency I went to, I was four months too young to apply. There is a four month wait or so after application. Maybe after my birthday in Nov. I will try that agency again. They thought i might qualify for pro-bono. I have to call another attorney office back, that was from the lawyer referal agency. I have been at every possible direction imaginable. I have yet to try the Senators, and reps. that around here. I am very tired of all this and wonder if my life is worth all this effort. When your family stands in opposition of you, to be able to live without fear, it kinda wrecks you like a bad accident. I want someone desperately to help, that is why I went to this list. I have gotten some ideas from it, but as of yet nothing solid I can do. I answered the questions, probably enough, that they ran away. This whole mess is complicated and I do hope there is an answer for me. This no insurance problem in my state has just been increased $400%. The root cause of why I should move. Thanks for caring. I appreciate it. ginnie