Legal Happenings

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Social Security Administration Updates Aid Recipients
Starting on September 1, 2024, the Social Security Administration will introduce significant changes to Supplemental Security Income rules including In-Kind Support and Maintenance and Rental Subsidy
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Michigan Enacts Uniform Power of Attorney Act
Learn the new rules for powers of attorney in Michigan (the UPOAA) that took effect on July 1, 2024.
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President-Elect Biden’s Promises to People with Disabilities
President-elect Joe Biden has made more promises to the disability community than perhaps any incoming president in U.S. history, raising the hopes of advocates.
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Nursing Homes Are Evicting Residents to Make Room for Coronavirus Patients
Illegal evictions of Medicaid nursing home residents are nothing new, but the coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating the problem, according to an investigation by the New York Times.
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Lack of a Will Could Mean Chaos for Prince’s Estate
The famed recording artist Prince died leaving an unknown fortune and possibly no will or estate plan to dictate what to do with that fortune. Prince’s sister, Tyka Nelson, told the probate court in the Minnesota county where Prince lived that her brother did not have a will, which means his estate could be in court for years and exhaust millions of dollars in court fees and unnecessary taxes.
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Our Kids, Our Future!
On Tuesday, November 8, Chippewa Valley residents will be asked to approve a ballot proposal for a Special Education Enhancement Millage. The proceeds from the 1.2 mill proposal will be used to protect and enhance both special education and general education programs in our district. Every penny will stay in Macomb County and our school district to help local students.
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The Arc Action Alert – Social Security’s Proposed Regulations Could Affect You
These are the criteria used to help determine whether an individual with intellectual disability, mental illness, autism, Alzheimer’s, traumatic brain injury, or other cognitive or mental disorders is disabled for purposes of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program or the Social Security disability programs.
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My Business Went Belly Up So The Bank Took My 87-Year-Old Mom’s Life Savings
The Grim Reaper of the recession harvested Rich’s door and screen company, leaving him with unpaid debts. Then the real nightmare began. Bank of America seized his elderly mother’s life savings to pay off Rich’s line of credit because she had added Rich’s name to the account to protect the funds in case she became incapacitated.