Questions and answers about common legal problems.
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Appealing Social Security decisions
(Separate Website)
How the agency's appeals process works.
By: Social Security Administration
Did Social Security Stop Your Benefits Because You Had an Arrest Warrant?
(Separate Website)
Find out more about what you can do if Social Security stopped your benefits because you had an arrest warrant. This information is from the National Senior Citizens Law Center.
By: National Senior Citizens Law Center
GobiernoUSA.gov
(Separate Website)
Recursos del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos en español.
By: Administración de Servicios Generales de los Estados Unidos
How to Get Legal Help/Como Obtener Ayuda Legal
Information in English and Spanish about how to get help from programs that offer free help to qualified people. This slide show has an audio track in Spanish.
Lea aquí para aprender cómo obtener ayuda gratis con problemas legales, ayuda de los programas para las personas de ingresos bajos.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
I didn't marry my child's father. What rights does my child have to his father's Social Security benefits? See the fact sheet to find out more.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office)
Lawyer Referral and Information
(Separate Website)
Here is a link to the Lawyer Referral and Information page from the site of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Here are the individual numbers listed on that site:
Lawyer Referral Numbers
Baton Rouge:
(225)344-9926
Lafayette
(337)237-4700
Lake Charles:
(337)436-3308
New Orleans
(504)561-8828
Shreveport:
(318)222-0720
By: Louisiana State Bar Association
Low-Cost Prescriptions
See this information about how to get your prescription drugs at low prices.
Proving Paternity: Protect your child's rights to Social Security benefits.
Was your child born outside of marriage? Has your child's father refused to admit paternity? What you need to do now to protect your child's rights to Social Security benefits.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Questions and Answers About State ID Cards
Basic information about state ID cards.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Social Security Announces Faster Track for Some Disability Claims
(Separate Website)
Read about Social Security's new "Compassionate Allowances," which plans to speed up processing of disability claims involving certain kinds of cancer and rare diseases.
By: Social Security Administration
Social Security Benefits Taken To Pay Money Back to the Federal Government?
(Separate Website)
A 1996 law takes away some protection, but it is not a reason for panic. It will not apply to everyone and not all benefits can be taken. This information sheet answers some frequently asked questions about this new program.
By: National Consumer Law Center
Social Security Disability: Frequently Asked Questions
(Separate Website)
Answers most questions you will have about applying for Social Security disability benefits. See the link called "Disability FAQs."
By: Nat'l Ass'n of Social Security Claimants' Representatives
Social Security numbers and cards
(Separate Website)
What to do about lost or stolen cards, or if someone uses your number.
By: Social Security Administration
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Social Security Survivors' benefits
(Separate Website)
Who may be eligible for widow's, widower's and other survivors of a death.
By: Social Security Administration
Video -- Health Care Reform Hits Main Street
(Separate Website)
Want to know more about the new health care reform law? Watch this video from the Kaiser family foundation.
By: Kaiser Family Foundation
Who is eligible for Social Security retirement benefits?
(Separate Website)
Social Security tells you who is eligible, when you can apply, and more.
By: Social Security Administration
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