(REMASTERED) 1.8.12 (Hearing process; Hiring an attorney; child support)

ORIGINAL POSTING: 1/8/2012
REMASTERED POSTING: 2.2.2025

In this video, I answer key Social Security Disability questions, including:

1) Do I have to hire a Social Security attorney in the same state I live to represent me?
2) Hi, I requested a hearing in April of 2011 and here it is January 2012. I filed for disability on October 1, 2010. I haven’t heard from anyone since my 2d denial letter on February of 2011. How long with this take?
3) I have a question, might seem a bit odd but, when someone is in the process of applying for disability and they travel out of the country for some weeks, does the fact that they traveled work against their possible eligibility? I know those with disability do travel and needs normalcy as much as possible but is in the middle of applying the worst time to do this?
4) I have a question on child support issues. I was recently awarded SSDI and I have $38k that I owe in child support. I would like to know how much of my back pay / retro pay will they take or will they take all of it? I’m suppose to receive $15k after lawyer fees. Also, how much of my monthly check percentage wise will they take?
5) How do you feel about getting tested “neuropsychological”? How much more info would they need? It’s the wechsler abbreviated scale of intelligence testing?

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