Reid Weisbord, Vice Dean and Associate Professor of Law at Rugers School of Law, was one of the authors for the recent symposium issue of Penn State Law Review. His article, Social Security Representative Payee Misuse, proposes that Congress create a “family representative” program, permitting a concerned relative or friend, to serve as a monitor for representative payees, particularly “institutional” payees, such as nursing homes or group homes.
Professor Weisbord’s article has already attracted interest from the House Ways and Means Committee’s Subcomittee on Social Security. In June 2013, Professor Weisbord provided written testimony to the committee, available here. More information on this important topic here.
For an overview of the articles in the symposium issue, see Capacity, Conflict and Change: Elder Law & Estate Planning Themes in an Aging World. The issue’s transcript of the January 2013 AALS joint meeting of the Sections on Trusts & Estates and Aging and the Law offers useful pedogogical tips for planning upcoming classes.
– Katherine C. Pearson, Professor of Law, Penn State Law