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September 1992

The First 25 Years of the National Clearinghouse for Legal Services
This article reviews the development and major accomplishments of the National Clearinghouse for Legal Services during its first 25 years. Included are a brief history of the legal aid movement, a description of the founding of the Clearinghouse, and an account of the Clearinghouse's role in the legal services community.

By Katherine Stevenson and John Blaser
Poverty Levels and Federal Tax Thresholds: 1992
Many low-income people who arguably should not have to pay any federal taxes have net federal tax liabilities. This article examines the extent to which families with incomes below the federal poverty income guidelines are required to pay federal income and social security taxes.

By Jonathan Barry Forman
Strategies for Keeping the Lights On
This column describes various regulations, statutes, common law, and legal theories that advocates can employ to help their clients retain or establish utility services.

By Margot Saunders and Diane Vogel
Obtaining Adequate Support for Children: Preventing Downward Deviations from the Presumptive Guidelines Amount
In order to make an argument for or against deviation from the presumptive guidelines for determining child support levels, advocates must be knowledgeable about how the guidelines were computed in their particular state and what grounds for deviation are available.

By Nancy S. Erickson
Risky Business: Five Years of Navigating the Medicare Part B Appeals Process
Despite legislation intended to increase access to judicial review of Medicare Part B claims, advocates have been hampered by HCFA's implementation of the appeal provisions. This column traces the first five years of the "enhanced" appeals process.

By Bess A. Brewer
LegalAid/Networking: Faster Than A Speeding Modem: LegalAid/Net Helps Program Win Its Case
Discover how LegalAid/Net was instrumental in Legal Services of Northern California's winning its due process argument in Barnes V. MacMahon.

By John Blaser

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