The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced cost-of-living and other adjustments for 2023. The maximum Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment will increase from $841 to $914 per month for eligible individuals. For eligible couples, the maximum...
A beneficiary is any person, or entity, that will receive an asset after the death of an individual. Beneficiaries are typically named in a specific asset’s beneficiary designation. Bank accounts, life insurance policies, investment accounts, and retirement accounts...
A new voter ID law is set to go into effect in Missouri for the upcoming November 2022 election. The only acceptable forms of voter ID will be an unexpired Missouri driver’s license, a Missouri non-drivers ID, a U.S. passport, a U.S. Military ID, or other...
The Social Security Administration recently released a new website that can speed up the process of getting a new Social Security card. In certain cases, the entire process can be completed online with a new card arriving in the mail in 7-10 days. Even if a person’s...
The Special Needs Alliance (SNA), a group of special needs attorneys that advocates for people with disabilities and special needs, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The SNA was founded in 2002 and has grown from a ten-person study group to over 150...
The newly introduced Social Security Expansion Act, if passed, would increase benefits for current and future recipients while lengthening Social Security’s solvency. Left unchanged, Social Security is currently able to fully pay benefits through 2035. After that, if...
