Indianapolis Social Security Lawyer

People who have been divorced may be able to receive more Social Security benefits than they may have previously thought.

There are several ways a person can earn Social Security checks and a few of those options are centered around divorce. A person has the ability to earn benefits based on their own income throughout their working years. If an individual has been divorced and earned less income in their working years compared to their spouse, then they have the ability to receive 50 percent of their spouse’s benefits and 100 percent of them if their former spouse has passed away.

Being divorced is not the only factor that plays into the added benefits. There are other stipulations surrounding the divorce, including length of marriage before divorce and the ex-spouse’s current situation. The marriage of the two individuals has to have lasted more than 10 years and the individual looking for the added Social Security payments must currently be unmarried or have waited to remarry until after the age of 60.

If you need assistance filing for Social Security Disability benefits, please contact the Indianapolis Social Security Disability lawyers of the Charles D. Hankey Law Office by calling 317-634-8565 today.

A Mill Creek, Washington couple will be spending time in prison after pleading guilty to Social Security disability fraud.

The disability fraud occurred between 1996 and 2010. The man in the case received a fraudulent Social Security number from his mother and when he turned 18-years-old he began receiving disability benefits from the state of Washington. When he married his wife, she helped continue with the fraud by claiming to be her husband’s neighbor. She played witness to his disability that supposedly hindered him from working.

In reality, the couple lived in a $430,000 home and were employed in the used car business. They pleaded guilty to Social Security fraud and were given jail time as well as large fines. The man will be serving 27 months behind bars and his wife will serve six months for her part in the scheme. The fines they are required to pay will go towards federal disability programs in the state.

If you need assistance filing for Social Security Disability benefits, please contact the Indianapolis Social Security Disability lawyers of the Charles D. Hankey Law Office by calling 317-634-8565 today.

The Indianapolis Social Security disability lawyers of the Charles D. Hankey Law Office would like to announce that the annual Freedom Walk honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. will be held in Indianapolis on Monday, January 16.

The event, Freedom Walk on the Avenue, will start at 9:45 a.m. at the Indianapolis Urban League. Before the actual walk begins, there will be free breakfast offered from the Madam Walker Theatre Center. This breakfast will take place at 9 a.m. at the Urban League. The parade route will be along Indiana Avenue.

Once the walk has been completed, a special program will commence. The program, entitled ” The View from the Mountain Top,” will consist of dance numbers, artists and speakers for the occasion. Attendance to all of the events is free.

Visit the IndyDT website today to learn more about MLK events in the area.

The Wall Street Journal has reported that more and more Americans are falling back on Social Security disability benefits when they are unable to find work.

There are currently 10.2 million people in the United States involved in the Social Security Disability Insurance program. This number is dramatically larger than the 2002 amount, consisting of 7.2 million Americans. The Journal believes that people are utilizing the disability payments as a way of earning a secondary income and are, in reality, not even injured.

Another study has also found that individuals are more likely to apply for disability benefits when their unemployment checks from the government have ceased.

If you or a loved one is in need of disability benefits, you need experienced representation on your side. Please contact the Indianapolis Social Security Disability lawyers of the Charles D. Hankey Law Office by calling 317-634-8565 today.

This Wednesday at the Indianapolis Zoo, people can recycle old electronics and receive $2 admission into the zoo. This recycling event has been named, Zooper Bowl, and is part of the Super Bowl’s “First and Green” program.

Between 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. all old electronics can be taken to the zoo to be properly recycled. These electronics could be hazardous to the environment if they are exposed of improperly.

Recycle Force is the company helping with the project, and they are also aiding recent parolees with jobs where they can perform necessary life skills.

The Indianapolis Social Security Disability lawyers of the Charles D. Hankey Law Office are grateful that the city of Indianapolis is taking an initiative to be green. For more information regarding the recycling event, please visit WTHR.com today.