As of March of 2013, the U.S. Department of Treasury will require that all Social Security benefeciaries’ federal check payments be made either on a debit card or by direct deposit.  Certain exceptions will apply, namely, for those who are able to emonstrate that direct deposit would cause a hardship as well as for recipients born before May 1, 1921.

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Disclaimer: The above article is for instructive purposes only and each case is fact sensitive.  Consultation with an attorney should be obtained instead of reliance upon the legal issues discussed in this column.