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Re:Disabled and out of work for years, but need some side in... by ceejayoz on Monday January 30, 2023 @08:09AM (#34579116)
> Run all plans through lawyer

I don't think you appreciate how tight the budget of a disabled person on SSI is.

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Re:Disabled and out of work for years, but need some side in... by Forge36 on Monday January 30, 2023 @10:41AM (#34581097)
They'll require help (Friends/family/someone). However I'm MUCH more worried about them losing SSI because "someone on the internet said this was OK". Granted I have no idea how much a lawyer costs (and last time I used one it came in <$300).
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Re:Disabled and out of work for years, but need some side in... by rnd0 on Monday January 30, 2023 @07:05PM (#34588670)
I would be too, and going forward without legal advice is really fool-hardy. The trick imo would be finding an affordable lawyer who is also familiar with disability law.
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Re:Disabled and out of work for years, but need some side in... by jonnycomputer on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @12:21PM (#34598141)
Agreed. But, I will say that I have benefited from pro-bono work in the past, more than once actually; some--many--lawyers feel they have an obligation on that end. Once, at least, I was helped out at https://www.freeadvice.com/, I think when I represented myself against a creditor that had seized my student aid.
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