For those who continue to doubt the exalted power of the federal government, consider this: the Social Security Administration can resurrect you, and it has the form to prove it.<\/p>\n
Many people discover their untimely death only when their Social Security checks abruptly stop. In fact, this happens to more than 1,000 living Americans every month. When SSA receives information that someone is dead, it enters the name onto a \u201cdeath master file,\u201d known as the Social Security Death Index, that is used by agencies all over the country. The information is shared with banks and credit agencies. Unfortunately, there is a wealth of personal information on a person\u2019s death entry \u2013 social security number, name, birth date, death date, zip code and last known residence.<\/p>\n
Once a person is entered in the death master file, the impact snowballs – Medicare stops paying, credit cards and bank accounts are frozen, tax returns are rejected.<\/p>\n
The legal burden then falls on the dead to prove to their government that they are [still] alive. How do you do that?<\/p>\n
Get a copy of your death certificate from the county clerk\u2019s office to find out who reported your death, and contact that person. Fill out a form to amend the certificate. Make an appointment with your local Social Security Office, and show up in person. Bring lots of identification: a photo ID, a passport, your birth certificate, pay stubs, and a certified copy of the amended death certificate. Check your credit report to make sure that you haven\u2019t been victimized by an identity theft. Make personal visits to your bank and send letters to the credit agencies and your creditors assuring them that you are alive.<\/p>\n
And yes, the correction form that the SSA uses is titled \u201cResurrection Form.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hammerle Morris’ Law Firm- give us a call- we can help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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