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Is the attorney who handles a social security disability case for an adult entitled to a portion of the money?

going to a dependent child? I know they get a portion of the money collected for the client but I cannot see how they are entitled to a portion of the child's money. Id like some information before I fill out forms with social security

Update:

I don't know any of the details as it was my ex husband who did all of this. I saw that an attorney took a chunk of the check my son received but no one can tell me why. I have a call into that attorney but have not heard anything back.

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  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    extraordinarily not likely. The SSA needs an in intensity scientific history exhibiting that being depressed prevents you from doing any form of unskilled artwork. they are additionally searching for evidence which you have been depressed for, say, a three hundred and sixty 5 days or longer and anticipate to be for the forseeable destiny. 2nd, the SSA demands which you have 6 credit earned in the previous 3 years (considering which you're so youthful)--have you ever had any form of artwork in the previous 3 years? Is the entire for 2 years better than $6700?

  • 9 years ago

    CW is correct: Soc Sec laws set the fee. It's 10 percent. It doesn't matter who is receiving the benefits (adult or child); the work the attorney has to do is the same.

  • Teekno
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    That depends on the arrangement between the attorney and the person who hired him. Normally for disability cases, however, it's a flat or hourly rate, and not a percentage.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    They are entitled to what their contract says they should get. It is a matter of negotiation.

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  • HD
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    the attorney is entitled to be paid, this is how they make their $.

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