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<blockquote data-quote="katya02" data-source="post: 401742" data-attributes="member: 2884"><p>Our difficult child 1 just had his SSI hearing and was approved. The lawyer had me go along as a witness and I was allowed to sit in, but by the end of the session with difficult child 1 the judge was satisfied and didn't require me to testify. I expect the rules vary somewhat with location and perhaps with the individual judge, as to witnesses and support people. The lawyer did ask difficult child 1 about drinking at his pre-hearing private appointment and said that drinking cannot appear to the judge to be a component of the disability, or the appeal will be disallowed. In other words, if the person is demonstrably disabled regardless of whether or not he/she drinks, that's fine; if not, the appeal fails. </p><p></p><p>Now difficult child 1 has $5.00 in the bank, literally, until Jan. 27 when he will get $100 cash assistance, which is not enough to pay his share of the rent for Feb. 1. If his retroactive check doesn't come through, he'll be in default on the rent in February and I'm betting his girlfriend won't help out. It's like getting blood from a stone to get her half of the rent, and always late. We can't help him out without violating the $80.00 monthly limit on extra income and causing his benefits to go from $696 to $490. I have no idea what he'll do if the payment doesn't come through in time. Beg his landlord for extra time, I suppose.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="katya02, post: 401742, member: 2884"] Our difficult child 1 just had his SSI hearing and was approved. The lawyer had me go along as a witness and I was allowed to sit in, but by the end of the session with difficult child 1 the judge was satisfied and didn't require me to testify. I expect the rules vary somewhat with location and perhaps with the individual judge, as to witnesses and support people. The lawyer did ask difficult child 1 about drinking at his pre-hearing private appointment and said that drinking cannot appear to the judge to be a component of the disability, or the appeal will be disallowed. In other words, if the person is demonstrably disabled regardless of whether or not he/she drinks, that's fine; if not, the appeal fails. Now difficult child 1 has $5.00 in the bank, literally, until Jan. 27 when he will get $100 cash assistance, which is not enough to pay his share of the rent for Feb. 1. If his retroactive check doesn't come through, he'll be in default on the rent in February and I'm betting his girlfriend won't help out. It's like getting blood from a stone to get her half of the rent, and always late. We can't help him out without violating the $80.00 monthly limit on extra income and causing his benefits to go from $696 to $490. I have no idea what he'll do if the payment doesn't come through in time. Beg his landlord for extra time, I suppose. [/QUOTE]
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