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Anonymous
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 17, 2001 - 10:30 am: | 
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I have a question about spousal social security benefits. From what I
have read on this web page, it states that a spouse could get social
security benefits if their spouse passes away and they (the living
spouse) has a low income. My husband and I make about the same amount
(between 40 - 45K)...so I guess you would say we are middle class. I
have a daughter which is his stepdaughter...he has not adopted her. If
he were to pass away (god forbid), would my daughter and I be eligible
for Social Security benefits? Is my salary considered low income or
not? What qualifies as low income? We have been discussing this for
months and need clear answers. He is very concerned about this, that is
why I am asking. Thank you. |
Paul McChesney
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 20, 2001 - 6:12 am: |
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If your husband is contributing at least half of your daughter's
support, as a stepchild she would be entitled to draw benefits if he
dies or becomes disabled. Her benefits would continue until 18, or 19
if she is going to high school full time, or indefinitely if she
becomes disabled before she turns 22. Your income is irrelevant to her
right to benefits.
If you were unemployed when she is drawing
benefits and is disabled or under 16, you could draw mother's benefits.
These are reduced by your income just like retirement benefits are if
you are 62.
As a practical matter, you are unlikely to draw
benefits off of your husband's record. If you make identical incomes,
your benefit amount under your own record if you become disabled or
retire would be greater than what you could get under his record, and
you only get whichever benefit is greater.
I will list the
other benefits you might get if you are interested, but in short, as
long as you are working you would be eligible to no benefits under his
record.
Please ask a follow up question if necessary. |
Anonymous
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 23, 2001 - 6:44 am: |
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Thank you for your response. This clears up a lot for me. My daughter's
biological father contributes nothing as his parental rights were
terminated years ago. So, I believe she would get social security
benefits if needed. They would not continue through college years at
all?
How is social security for children determined? Is there a specific formula used?
Once again, thank you for your assistance. |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 24, 2001 - 9:57 am: |
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Social
security benefits for a child used to continue to the 21st birthday,
but that was changed some years ago. Many people remember that and will
tell you about it. However, the rules are now as indicated above. No
social security benefits for a surviving child in college - unless he
or she is under 18 or disabled!
The child gets a percentage
of what the parent gets. But there is also a family maximum. The
calculation is fairly complex. In general, it tends to be substantial
for the children of middle class wage earners, and very small for
children drawing off of people who earned little. To get an exact
figure for your child, call 1 800 772 1213 and order a PEBS statement.
Take care. |
Mike Morgan
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 18, 2001 - 1:34 pm: |
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My wife is disabled but has always worked out of the home does she qualify for benefits? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 21, 2001 - 5:32 am: |
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That
depends on what you mean. If she had a home business and declared self
employment income, she might be able to draw Social Security
Disability. If that is the case, call 1 800 772 1213 and ask for an
earnings record; it will tell you.
If she has never declared
income, she might qualify for Supplemental Security Income benefits, if
the family income is low enough. Inquire at the same number; be
prepared with family income figures.
If she ever gets to the
point where she can work, even on an occasional basis, she might try
showing earnings so that she will be qualified for Social Security
Disability in the future. I would talk to an attorney who knows this
area well; he can tell you how much she would have to earn, depending
on her age and past earnings.
She might qualify for retirement benefits as the spouse of a wage earner.
She
might or might not qualify for widow's benefits if she ever becomes
your widow. Most widows can draw retirement benefits at age 60; many,
but not all, can draw disability benefits if they become disabled and
turn 50 within 7 years of their spouse's death or their last mother's
benefit check, if any. She would have to remain unmarried, usually but
not always.
Sorry it sounds so complicated; I didn't write the law. |
Lynn Kaye
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2001 - 8:19 am: |
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My
husband is drawing disabled social security. Our daughter also gets a
check. I work full time so I do not get a check. I have just found out
I am pregnant again. Will that child receive additional money or will
the check my daughter receives be split in half?
Reply by Paul
It depends. Your daughter is supposed to get an amount equal to a
certain percentage of your check; but there is also a family maximum,
so that a person with 3 or 4 children will usually get no extra money.
To find out what your family maximum is, whether you are currently
drawing or not, call the Adminstration at 1 800 772 1213 and ask them
to send you the form to order your benefit statement. |
dorothy lawless
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 4:08 pm: |
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My name is Dot
my husband is 65 and drawing full ss benefits,
1'000 a month,right now he is still working and
making around 12'000 a year, I have been self em
ployed for 12 years and am now 57 yrs old.
with several health problems that i am sure are
quilified for disability. I own a small bld. which
i could rent for around 400.00 a month.My question is do we have to much income for me to
draw disability on my husbands work record.
On my SS payments I am only eligible for about95.00 amo. On his I would draw around 6
or 700.00. We have been married over 12 years,
state of tennessee. |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 01, 2001 - 5:39 am: |
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Dorothy, you can only draw off of your living husband's record if you
retire; you must draw disability off of your own record. You can draw
off of your own record no matter what your husband makes.
There is another program, SSI, but on the facts you give me you cannot draw; your husband is making too much money. |
Billy Baros
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, December 02, 2001 - 1:33 am: |
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I
am receiving SSDI--$1,022 per month. I do not see a change in my
disability situation--except death. Me and my wife are both 58 years
old. We were born in 1943. Except for some part-time work, she has been
a homemaker. She only has a total of 16 credits. It is doubtful that
she will earn enough credits to receive S/S retirement benefits on her
own record. We would like to know the amount she would receive if I
died at the age of 60 or 61-- she would be 60 or 61 also. What would
the total amount be for both of us when we reach 62 or what would the
total be if we wait until we are 65? Thank you.
Reply by Paul
Call 1 800 772 1213 and ask for an earnings record request form. Fill
it out in your name and using your social security number. The
Administration will send you a copy of your benefit estimate, including
an estimate of what your wife might get if she retires on your record. |
DAVE MCKAY
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, July 23, 2001 - 2:36 am: |
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I'm
new to this board , I hope I'm doing this right? my question is. I've
been recieving s.s.d.for about 2 years, i've just heard that i may be
able to collect on my ex wifes record. we were married for 15 years,
divorced in 1989 I have not remarried. Also if i can, will the payments
be retroactive.
Thank You
Reply by Paul You can generally collect disability benefits based on the record of a spouse or ex-spouse only if he or she is deceased.
Retirement benefits are different. |
Sarrah Allen
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 04, 2002 - 11:44 pm: |
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I draw SSD and SSI benefits my husband has also become disabled and we
have filed for his benefits,But, somewhere I saw that a spouse of a
disabled person was entitled to draw off the spouse we live in Oklahoma
is this possible that he is eligible to get benefits off me |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 11, 2002 - 5:48 am: |
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The short answer is, almost certainly not.
Your
children are eligible to draw a check if you get a Social Security
Disability check. If they draw a check, and the children are younger
than 16, their father can draw a check, too.
But for most
people whose Social Security check is so low that they get SSI also,
the "family maximum" is also very low, so that, as a practical matter,
neither their children nor their children's father gets a check.
If you have no children, then there is no chance.
Of course he might get benefits off of his own record, or might draw SSI.
If he draws SSI, there will be a limit based on the total that you and he receive.
To be sure about how all of these rules apply to you, you might ask at your local Social Security office. |
Patsy Alexander
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 06, 2002 - 8:17 pm: |
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I am 59 years old. I worked in the public for 27 years quitting in
1986. Since then, I have painted but have not made enough money to pay
social security. I was co-owner of a shop that taught painting from
1988 to 1992, not making an income because of the bills. I now have
some of my items in a shop and have to work 1 day every 3 weeks to
participate. I report this income but it has been very little
My
husband is 70 years and drawing SS. I am disabled with pulmonary
fibrosis and COPD. I am on oxygen 24 hours a day because of the strain
on my heart. I am unable to even walk to the mail box without oxygen. I
have had this disabilty for a number of years but actually went on the
oxygen in 2000 when I saw a pulmonary doctor. My question is: Can I
qualify for disability under my husband's account since it has been a
number of years since I worked. I really need help in paying the bills
(doctors, hospital tests, and oxygen.) I received a small inheritance
from my mother in 2000 and this has paid the thousands of dollars in
bills. My insurance covers only a small portion of a day in the
hospital starting the 2nd day so they have been no help. I am located
in SC. |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 5:17 am: |
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This is an important question that it is impossible to answer based on what facts you give me. I can say some things:
1.
Generally, if your spouse is alive and not disabled, you can only draw
retirement on his record, and that when you are 62.
2. If
your spouse is deceased, you can generally retire on his record at 60,
or draw disability on his record at age 50, if you become disabled
within 7 years of his death. If it is more than 7 years, and you have
drawn a mother's check because you are raising his surviving children,
you have 7 years from your last check.
3. If your spouse is
disabled and you and he have children under 16, you might be able to
draw a mother's check. Your income must be low enough.
But
none of that helps you. You should not give up on getting a check on
your own record. Order an earings record from the Administration by
calling 1 800 772 1213, and take it to a good lawyer. Do not take the
Administration's word that you are not covered on your own record. You
might be able to amend your returns to get covered.
Take care and good luck. |
Denise OCampo
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 24, 2002 - 5:23 pm: |
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I am 44 years of age with Multiple Sclerosis that I have had for 4
years. There is a possiblility of getting married for the first time.
My question is can I still get may SSDI? I need my SSDI for my own, my
boyfriend is in the service and will be retiring next year. If I don't
still get my SSDI I can't even think of getting married. |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 30, 2002 - 5:16 am: |
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If you truly are drawing Social Security Disability benefits, sometimes
called SSDI, and not widow's benefits, sometimes called WIB, and not
Supplemental Security Income, sometimes called SSI, then marriage will
have no effect.
If you are drawing WIB or SSI, marriage will probably have an effect.
Generally, SSI checks come in a blue envelope, on the first of the month, and have the letters
"SSI" just in front of the dollar amount. Generally, other checks come
on other days of the month, and have other things in front of the
dollar amount.
DO NOT take it upon yourself to decide which
kind of check you have. A third of the people that come in my office
are wrong about it. Sit down with an attorney and copies of your
notices and checks or account receipts. I have met a number of people
in your situation who guessed wrong, to their sorrow. |
Sara Slatery (Saraslat)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, July 02, 2002 - 11:37 am: |
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My friend is 60 years old and has had non-hoskins lymphoma since 1997.
She had stem cell replacement and because of all the treatment, she had
a heart attack and now has congestive heart failure. During her 37 year
marriage she worked very little and has paid very little into social
security. Her former spouse is still living. Does she qualify for
disability benefits based on his earnings? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 17, 2002 - 5:37 am: |
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The only kind of benefits you can draw off of a living spouse or
ex-spouse are retirement benefits. If she is poor enough, she might be
able to draw SSI. |
Margie
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 11, 2002 - 6:33 pm: |
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My husband and I both draw SS Disability in Ok. My husband will turn 65
on March 12, of 2003. We were wondering how this will affect his check
as far as the amount and the time of month he will recieve it. He
recieves his check on the 3rd of the month right now. Will it delay it
til the 12th of March?
I have also heard that my check is not as
much as it could be because of him being on SS Disability is this true
in the state of Oklahoma? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 23, 2002 - 5:42 am: |
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When someone who is drawing Social Security Disability turns 65, the
amount of the check doesn't change at all. It is then called a
retirement check, but there is no practical difference.
If your check is a Social Security Disability check, his benefits do not affect yours at all.
If your check is an SSI check, which is paid to people who don't have much earnings, it might be affected by his check.
All of the above statements apply in all states. |
jack K
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, October 28, 2002 - 11:49 am: |
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I have applied for ss disability. My wife currently gets ssi. I'm 51.
She will soon be 62. my disability as caused us to reunite. we were
separated. Her check is based on that info. If and when I get
disability will it affect her check? What is the amount of ssi
benifits, for a married couple with a handicapped adult child(who will
always get a check)? will my ssd affect her ssi? question#2 without
many credits at age 62 would she be better off to continue gettin ssi
or will there be a choice of the greater amount? Thanks so muuch for
your responses and repies Jack |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 02, 2002 - 6:20 am: |
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I have applied for ss disability. My wife currently gets ssi. I'm 51.
She will soon be 62. my disability as caused us to reunite. we were
separated. Her check is based on that info. If and when I get
disability will it affect her check?
Possibly
What is the amount of ssi benifits, for a married couple with a handicapped adult child(who will always get a check)?
It varies based on the amount of the check.
will my ssd affect her ssi?
Very probably.
question#2 without many credits at age 62 would she be better off to
continue gettin ssi or will there be a choice of the greater amount?
Many
people who have not earned enough to get anything but SSI can get
retirement benefits when they turn 62. She should check to see.
Thanks so muuch for your responses and repies Jack
Sure. Take care and good luck. |
Martha Faulkner
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 5:34 pm: |
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My husband is going blind and has cancer that has caused his blindness.
I am working outside the home, but my husband is needing me for his
care ,Can I get pay for caring for him if I have to quit my job to care
for him? If so, who do I need to contact for this service? My husband
is drawing social security disabilty and has been for a year now. We
need help and don't know where to turn to. I forgot to mention that my
husband is 60 years old and We live in Kentucky. |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 8:38 pm: |
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Martha, there is no such provision in the Social Security law that I
know of. There might be something that is local to Kentucky. |
Patricia
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 11:09 pm: |
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My husband had a major cerebral stroke Dec. 27, 2002 and is will not go
back to work. I'm his spouse and 100% handicapped with severe
arthritis. I applied for his SSD for him. They told me I would qualify
for SSI because of our low income. He will be going to a nursing home
after the rehab he is in now. My question....if I am disabled will I be
able to keep his SSD check or will I lose it to the nursing home. I
have an 18 yr old son in his senior year in high school. Does social
security pay for his nursing home? You may not be able to answer this
but I'll ask anyway just in case you know. |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 8:41 pm: |
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You will almost certainly lose his DIB check to the nursing home. But your SSI check might go up some. |
Donna Fergason
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2003 - 9:07 pm: |
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Hi,
I
have been married 18 years in which the last 7 years my husband has
been receiving SS Benefits due to a injury. Our 3 children and I also
received benefits. Five years ago we had seperated(not legally)and my
checks had stopped, should I still be receiving them? We are not yet
divorced. My children still receive them. I appreciate if I can get
this issue resolved. |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 8:21 pm: |
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It depends on where the children are, and how old they are. If the
youngest is over 15, no. If you don't live with the children, no.
One
other issue that often comes up is whether the disabled person has
earned enough for his children to get any benefits, which of course
your husband must have. |
Sandra Ballew
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 5:51 pm: |
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my husband passed away in 1999 and I was diagnoised with fibromylgia
appx.2 yrs before I became a widow. I still work some however my income
is very low and because I can no longer do the job I use to I am
limited to a small income and my health insurance eats most of that
up.Is there any chance I will be able to draw anything from my late
Husbands benifits. He made about 42000.00the last full yr he worked .My
income was never over about 12000.00 bring home |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, October 26, 2003 - 6:30 am: |
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Sandra: There are many circumstances in which you might be able to draw
off of your deceased husband's record. The most common are these:
1.
If you and he have a surviving child who is under 16, you can draw
mother's benefits. You do not have to show disability. This check is
gradually reduced as your earned income goes up.
2. If you
are disabled and over 50, and your right to disability began less than
7 years after your husband's death or your last mother's benefit check,
you can get widow's disability benefits.
3. If you are 60, you can draw widow's retirement benefits.
4. You must be unmarried to get any of these benefits, with some complicated exceptions. |
Sam
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 11:23 pm: |
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I have been drawing ssdi for several years and my wife has paid into SS
but she says not enough to draw on herself for ssdi, she has been
disabled for some time now, can she draw anything on me with what she
has paid into ss? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, October 26, 2003 - 6:47 am: |
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Sam:
There are many programs under which she might be able to get a check.
You should get her earnings record and sit down with it an attorney. To
get the earnings record, go to ssa.gov. Take care. |
kenneth wayne millis (Wayne)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, September 22, 2003 - 11:39 pm: |
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Hello, My name is wayne and I have been disabled sence febuary 1988. at
that time my two children and wife then were drawing a check. now both
kids are above the age of 22, and I divorced my wife then in 1995.
naturaly her benifits stop.
My question is I am planning on
remarring and would like to know if my new wife would obtain a check,
the same way my first wife did. as my dependent. thank you in advance
for answering my question. |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 5:48 am: |
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Probably not right away. If you get a Social Security Disability check,
your dependent children are usually entitled to a check, also. If their
mother is caring for them and not working, and any of the children are
under 16, she is entitled to a small check, also. So your new wife
would only get a check if she is not working much, and if you and she
have a child.
The amount of the checks that the entire family
can get is limited by the "family maximum," which is very low for
people who draw small checks. |
Nina Faye Emberton
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 6:49 pm: |
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Hi, My husband is on disability. I will turn 62 in a few months .When i
sign up for my Social Security will i be able to draw any part from my
husband. He draws 800.00 monthly and i will draw somewhere around
450.00 |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, April 26, 2004 - 4:50 pm: |
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Nina, if your husband draws retirement, you can draw retirement on his
record. If your husband draws disability, you can only draw benefits on
his record if you have his child in your care, and if the child is
under 16. |
set
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 23, 2004 - 5:19 pm: |
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my husband was injured in 1980 losing the entire sight of one eye, he
also had very poor vision in the other eye of 20/200...he was out of
work for 6 mos . as his wife taking care of his 11 year old son and 7
year old daughter at that time, can i still draw any benefits or is
there a time limit on receiving social security disability benefits for
the 4 of us or for me and our two children in retrospect.. please
provide some input other than me seeking an attorney.. thanks , sandy |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Set: If he is eligible, as his wife, caring for his child under 16, you would be eligible for mother's benefits.
The
harder question is whether he is eligible. There are several deadlines,
and it is impossible to be sure, on the facts that you have given me,
which side of those deadlines he is on. You should sit down and talk to
a local attorney about this important question. Take care. |
Jean Conklin (Buni)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 02, 2004 - 1:49 am: |
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My husband draws Social Security retirement benefits. Our adult
disabled child used to receive SSI (before her father retired), but now
she receives SSA disability benefits on her father's record.
1)
I understand that wife or husband (at any age) is entitled to benefits
if a child in his or her care is receiving benefits on the worker's
Social Security record and the child is (under 18 or) disabled.
What is this benefit called?
2)
I understand that "in his or her care" is applied rather loosely - i.e.
if the child is in a care facility but the wife or husband provides the
primary directing and administrating of the child's life (as opposed to
day-to-day maintenance and care) -- then that "guardian-type
responsibilities" can be considered "in his or her care."
Do you have any suggestions on how to best present documentation for this claim?
Anything to elaborate, or correct? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, April 26, 2004 - 5:06 pm: |
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Buni:
1. Mother's benefits.
2.
I am not sure. But there are cases where mother's benefits have been
suspended while the child was in a residential facility. CURETON V.
SEC. OF HHS 1990 WL 275582 (S.D.Ga.,1990.)
3. I would get a lawyer right away, particularly if the child is in a special care situation. |
Candace
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I would like to know? I am 50 years old and have been on disabilty
since March 2, 2002. I am divorce, in 1999 and was married for 20
years. Is there any way I can draw on my ex husband's benefits? If so
when, and how much, and will it change my benefits.
Thank You |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
Board Administrator
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Post Number: 732
Registered: 5-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 8:40 pm: |
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Candace, as a divorced spouse who is not remarried, you can get:
-retirement benefits on your ex-husband's record if what you would get is larger than what you would get under your own.
-mother's benefits if you have his under 16 year old child in your care, if he is disabled.
As a surviving divorced spouse of a deceased ex-spouse, you can get:
-retirement
benefits on your ex-husband's record if what you would get is larger
than what you would get under your own; in this case at age 60
-mother's benefits if you have his under 16 year old |
Zenaida Chvez
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 9:36 pm: |
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My
husband passed away in 1996 someone told me I was more than likely able
to recieve social security benfits I have been disabled before and
after his death and was wondering if I would qualifiy because it's been
so long? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
Board Administrator
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Post Number: 865
Registered: 5-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 14, 2004 - 8:44 am: |
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Zenadia,
you might be able to get SSI if you are broke, Social Security
disability on your record if you have worked enough, mother's benefits
if you are raising his child under 16, or Social Security widow's
disability benefits. To get widows benefits you must turn 50 and become
disabled before a certain date. That date is the later of 7 years after
his death, or 7 years after your last mother's benefits check. |
Ron Fens
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 15, 2004 - 1:21 pm: |
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My
wife gets $650/ mo. from S.S. on her and my record. I get $1400/ mo.
S.S. If I die, what would be her monthly payment, and how is that
amount determined? |
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Ron, she will get something between your full retirement amount and 71.5% of it, depending on complicated circumstances.
If
you never retired, and died at exactly age 65, and she was 65 on that
day, too, she would get 100% of your retirement amount.
Here's a part of the law, to give you an idea of how complicated it is; there is a lot more:
20
CFR SEC 404.338 Your widow's or widower's monthly benefit is equal to
the insured person's primary insurance amount. If the insured person
died before reaching age 62 and you are first eligible after 1984, we
may compute a special primary insurance amount to determine the amount
of your monthly benefit (see § 404.212(b)). We may increase your
monthly benefit amount if the insured person earned delayed retirement
credit after full retirement age (as defined in § 404.409) by working
or by delaying filing for benefits (see § 404.313). The amount of your
monthly benefit may change as explained generally in § 404.304. In
addition, your monthly benefit will be reduced if the insured person
was entitled to old-age benefits that were reduced for age because he
or she chose to receive them before attaining full retirement age. In
this instance, your benefit is reduced, if it would otherwise be
higher, to either the amount the insured would have been entitled to if
still alive or 82 1/2 percent of his or her primary insurance amount,
whichever is larger. |
Sharon Woerz
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I've
been disabled since 1998.My husband passed away in april 2000. When my
daughter made the arraingments for his funeral they told her since I
was disabled when I turn 50 I would recieve my husbands benifits. Is
this true and how and when do I apply.I recieve ssd and a small pention
from G.M. I don't recieve ssi. |
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Maybe.
A widow can get disability on her husband's record if she becomes
disabled within 7 years of his death, or within 7 years of her last
receipt of mother's benefits, and has also turned 50 by that date. You
would get mother's benefits if you had his child in your care up until
the time the child was 16, if your income was then low enough.
In short, get a good lawyer and give it a shot. |
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Sharon,
that is probably true. You have to become disabled and turn 50 within 7
years of his death, or the last payment to you of mothers' benefits,
whichever is later, and it sounds like you meet that test. |
Pam (Tiellady)
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My
husband has been approved for SS disability. We appealed his case at a
hearing in front of the judge. We have spoken the our local office
regarding the status of his benefit and were first told that his
paperwork is in th Baltimore office. The next week we were advised that
it was in the payment processing center and that if we hadn't heard
from them in 2 weeks we were to call them again. We have taken all our
birth certificates/ss cards, Marriage license, voided check and the
letter from our WC atty regarding my husband's WC settlement which
states how the money was distributed (atty fee, medical fees, etc) and
the breakdown per month according to the definition of his life
expectancy. In the best senario, what would be a good "guestimate" of
when we could expect his first check and back pay?
Next, He has
been declared since his first date off work which would be Sep 2001.
Should he be getting backpay from march 2002? Or is it just back
12months from being awarded SSDI?
Will our children get back payments? Should they receive 50% of his monthly benefit?
Also,
exactly what do they mean that the spouse will also receive benefits if
she is caring for the children? I have to work part-time to bring in
some income but I am the caretaker of the babies. My mom and friends
help out for the couple of hours I am at work. I was off work for over
a year from Mar 2002 til Apr 2003 due to various medical conditions and
a problem pregnancy. Will I qualify for spouse benefits from my
husbands SSDI benefits too?
Sorry this is so long....I do appreciate this website. It has been very enlightening!! Thank you for your time.
Oh, also, we live in Pennsylvania |
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Q. What would be a good "guestimate" of when we could expect his first check and back pay?
A.
Around here, if you get everything in to them on time, about a month
and a half from when you get the judge's decision for SSI and 2 months
for Social Security Disability.
Q. Next, He has been declared
since his first date off work which would be Sep 2001. Should he be
getting backpay from march 2002? Or is it just back 12months from being
awarded SSDI?
A. Don't know. He gets SSDI from the 6th month
after he becomes disabled, or a year before the date of his
application, whichever is later.
Q. Will our children get back payments?
A. They will get payments that go back exactly as far as his.
Q . Should they receive 50% of his monthly benefit?
A. Sort of, but their checks are limited by the "family maximum," so don't go out and adopt 6 kids.
Q. Also, exactly what do they mean that the spouse will also receive benefits if she is caring for the children?
A.
If ya'll have any kids under 16, and you are not working at all, you
might get a check that is exactly as much as one would be if you were
another kid. However, yours is reduced if you work, in the same way it
would be if you took early retirement. As a practical matter this check
might not benefit the family, if your kids are already getting the
family maximum. In that case they reduce the kids' checks by the exact
amount of your check.
Q. I was off work for over a year from
Mar 2002 til Apr 2003 due to various medical conditions and a problem
pregnancy. Will I qualify for spouse benefits from my husbands SSDI
benefits too?
A. Not because of your disability, so long as he is alive and you are under 50.
Q. (You didn't ask). If I have health problems that might disable me in the future, should I work?
A.
If it is not medically dangerous, you should work and earn credits, so
you will have a chance at getting disability benefits on your own
record if you become disabled.
I do appreciate this website. It has been very enlightening!! Thank you for your time.
Sure. |
Katie King
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I
was married 24 years and then after 10 years remarried to someone else
for 29 months. We are getting a divorce. I do not have enough credits
to get my own Social security. Could I collect when I am 65 on my first
husbands? thank you. |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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On
your first husband's record? Probably, when you are 62. On your second?
Probably not. The regulation says that a divorced spouse can collect
under her ex-spouse's record under the following conditions:
"(a) You are the insured's divorced wife or divorced husband and--
(1)
You were validly married to the insured under State law as described in
§ 404.345 or you were deemed to be validly married as described in §
404.346; and
(2) You were married to the insured for at least 10 years immediately before your divorce became final;
(b) You apply;
(c)
You are not married. (For purposes of meeting this requirement, you
will be considered not to be married throughout the month in which the
divorce occurred);
(d) You are age 62 or older throughout a month in which all other conditions of entitlement are met; and
(e)
You are not entitled to an old-age or disability benefit based upon a
primary insurance amount that is equal to or larger than the full
wife's or husband's benefit.
(f) You have been divorced from the insured person for at least 2 years."
20 CFR SEC 404.331 |
j brown
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My
husband died 1972 after 9yrs marriage. I am now 60yo & recvd SS
paper showing enough earned credits @ age 62 for extremely small
retirement benefits. I have high blood pressure, enlarged heart &
have to go to work every day in horrible, severe pain due to MRI dx
recently for ruptured lumbar disc preventing me from doing everything
including walking, standing,cooking,bringing groceries into old apt I
live in & all other simple every day things. Pain so severe that I
had to immediately lay down on sidewalk in front of everyone looking @
me until pain subsided enough to limp bk to car when in public &
have stayed out of public places since that time, going only to work
& to apt bed after getting off work. I live alone w/no one to take
care of me & cannot afford to miss one day work. I also can no
longer perform nursing jobs as before & have had to take $8.00hr
adult sitter job for past 2.5 yrs due to not being able to stand or
walk on jobs as before. Since I am now a 60yo disabled widow..can I
apply for disability & receive it in order to stop working &
stay completely off feet with necessary bed rest per spine specialist
instructions? SS says I must be out of work 1 yr to apply..but I have
absolutely no way to pay rent unless I continue working 6 days wk. |
j brown
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My
husband died 1972 after 9yrs marriage. I am now 60yo & recvd SS
paper showing enough earned credits @ age 62 for extremely small
retirement benefits. I have high blood pressure, enlarged heart &
have to go to work every day in horrible, severe pain due to MRI dx
recently for ruptured lumbar disc preventing me from doing everything
including walking, standing,cooking,bringing groceries into old apt I
live in & all other simple every day things. Pain so severe that I
had to immediately lay down on sidewalk in front of everyone looking @
me until pain subsided enough to limp bk to car when in public &
have stayed out of public places since that time, going only to work
& to apt bed after getting off work. I live alone w/no one to take
care of me & cannot afford to miss one day work. I also can no
longer perform nursing jobs as before & have had to take $8.00hr
adult sitter job for past 2.5 yrs due to not being able to stand or
walk on jobs as before. Since I am now a 60yo disabled widow..can I
apply for disability & receive it in order to stop working &
stay completely off feet with necessary bed rest per spine specialist
instructions? SS says I must be out of work 1 yr to apply..but I have
absolutely no way to pay rent unless I continue working 6 days wk. |
Sheila
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I
recieve SSI and disabled.I had a Traumaic Brain Injury in 1997,If I was
to get married will I get a check.Will I get Social security
disability.My fiance has a good job.Please help. Sheila |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Sheila,
if you are truly getting SSI, your marriage can affect your check. If
your husband makes a lot of money, that can disqualify you for SSI.
Many
people who think they are getting SSI are actually getting Social
Security disability. If that is what you are getting, marriage will not
affect your check.
How to tell? SSI always comes on the first
of the month, comes in a blue envelope, and the check has the words,
SSI just before the dollar amount.
Social Security disability
comes on the 3d or some other day, comes in a brown envelope, and does
not have "SSI" just before the dollar amount. If a check is above about
$600, I believe in most states it must be a Social Security disability
check. If you worked for many years, right up until the date of
disability, it is probably a Social Security check.
But don't go by this! Go down to the Social Security Administration office, use up a day out of your life, and be positive! |
Joy Lyle
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My
husband is 62 and recently diagnoised with cancer. If he should pass
away before he reaches full retirement would I be able to collect SS on
my husband? I think about this alot. I'm 60 years old. We are both
still working. Together we make about $90,000. I don't know how old I
would have to be in order to collect, if something should happen to
him.
Thanks. |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Joy, you can draw widow's retirement if you are 60 or over and are not working.
That is not a complete replacement of your current income, of course.
The
large problem that couples need to take care of in terms of financial
planning is that the expense of caring for one of the couple is often
close to the expense for caring for both; but when one dies you are
left with the income for one only. If you can afford it, instead of
spending all of the $90,000 on current consumption, you should spend a
large chunk of it on filling that hole.
People can live on a lot less than $90,000, but most live on exactly whatever they earn, or a little more. Don't do that. |
Mary R. Adams
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Hello,
My name is Mary Adams and we live in Arkansas. My husband is 60 and is
on SSD. I drew a check until our daughter turned 16 and so did she
until she turned 18. She is now 20 and a full time student in college
and we heard that she can draw benefits on her dad's claim. Is this
true and if it is how do we go about getting it for her? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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No, it is not true, unless she is or becomes disabled before her 22d birthday.
Benefits
for children of the disabled used to continue to 21 or 22, but now only
until 18, or 19 for full time high school students.
I get that question a lot because people have heard of the old rule, which has changed. |
Marge
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PAUL
IAM ON DISABILITY FROM SCHOOL RETAIRMENT IAM 58 MY HUSBAND GETS SSD I
ONLY GET UNDER 100.OO A MONTH THE OTHER 400.00 GOES TO COVER ARE HEALTH
INS. WOULD I BE ENTITLED TO HALF OF HIS DISABILITY CHECK? WE HAVE NO
CHILDREN IN OUR HOME WE are not on SSI Thank you |
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I don't think so, but there could be something I am missing.
You
can get a retirement check once your husband retires and you are old
enough to retire, but if he is drawing disability you cannot draw any
sort of check off of his record, unless you have his under 16 year old
child in your care.
You should be able to draw a disability
check on your own record, if you have worked enough to be eligible. Be
sure to check on that. |
Linda Doiron
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My
husband is 55 and draws SSD. We live in NC. I work part time but want
to open a business in my name and be self-employed. Will my income from
this business affect his disability payements? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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No, not if what you are drawing is SSD, that is Social Security Disability.
If it is SSI, it might.
One third of the people drawing SSI assure me they are drawing SSD.
One third of the people drawing SSD assure me they are drawing SSI.
So be sure what he is drawing. |
Deb Christiansen
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I
have been struggling with severe depression and anxiety for years and
have now been diagnosed with Bi-polarism. I am getting worse as time
goes by and it is becoming increasingly difficult to work. I am afraid
that my doctor will eventually tell me that I need to quit my job. My
only concern here is if my husband makes too much money for me to
qualify. What is the limit? Thank you!! |
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Deborah:
No limit, if you qualify for Social Security disability, as opposed to
SSI. You have to have worked enough to qualify, which most folks do if
they have worked fairly steadily. To find out for sure if you have
worked enough, go to www.ssa.gov and order your earnings record; it will say whether you qualify. |
DonaldLindberg
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I
am 64 and divorced from my wife of 15 yrs. She is telling me that when
I reach full retirement she can get one half of my benifit amount. Does
this mean I will get only half of my benifit, or will I get my full
benifit and she will get an amount equal to one half of my benifit? |
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Donald:
It will not cost you anything. She will get one half of your benefit
amount, but you will keep drawing your full benefit. |
lynda stack
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I
will be 60 years old in july,2005.My husband died in 2000,when I called
ss dept. to have his checks stopped they told me to call them before I
turned 60 about widow benefits. Can I draw widow benefits until I'm 66
and then switch over and draw my retirement? |
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Yes. Or you can start widow's checks at 60 and switch to your own checks at 62, at a lower rate. |
carol wood (Unregistered Guest)
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my
husband had a stroke at52 years old. i have been taking care of him for
10 years , iam now 60 he is a cva and does nothing for himself. our
health insurance is eating up his social security.is there any way ican
get paid for taking care of him? |
Anonymous
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Hi,
I have a question. My daughter's biological father lives in N.C. &
diagnosed w/ Lupus. He is collecting SSI, due to lack of work credits
being a college student. We live in PA & Paternity has always been
established although he does not contact her. She has never recieved
child support as PA always tosses it out due to his disability. Is she
or will she ever be entitled to any money to collect off of her fathers
disability? I believe they reported to the state of N.C. that he does
not have any children?? Would i need to go through my state or his
state? Any help would greatly be appreciated. THANKS! PS. She is 7 and
he has been "disabled" for 5 years now. I believe he is back in school
and may even be working? |
Donna Carter (Unregistered Guest)
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I
will be 60 in August, 2005. My husband was killed in an industrial
accident 6 yrs. ago. In Ar. when is a widow eligable to draw on
husbands social security. I receive a monthly income from an annuity
plan. Will I still be able to receive his SS? I would like to know all
possibilities. Thanks |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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When
you are 60, if you are retired, you can draw on your deceased husband's
record if you have not remarried. The annuity will not affect your
benefis, unless yours is one of very rare sort, that is designed to be
a substitute for Social Security.
You could also file right now for widow's disability insurance on your husband's record. |
Anonymous
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I
am 60, divorced since 1980, and am on SSDI, from childhood polio. I
will be 62 in 2006. My ex is also on SSDI at age 63, for the same
reason. Is there a way I can receive part of his SSDI as a disabled
spouse after a 15 year marriage???? I have been receiving SSDI since
1998 after a stroke in addition to the other problems. |
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Anonymous: You can draw retirement from a living spouse, but disability only if he is deceased. |
Ruth Lanham (Unregistered Guest)
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My
husband (age 62) draws SSD in the amount of $1135 per month. I am age
54 and unable to hold a full-time job due to diabetes complications. I
work part-time but may not be able to continue much longer. I earn $120
per week. Can I draw SSD also? Or possibly SSI? According the the last
SS Statement I will only qualify for about $300 per month but it would
help.
Thanks |
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Ruth:
Possibly. You should file. Steady work at a low income level makes for
a disability claim that is sometimes difficult, but not impossible.
Talk to a lawyer; me if you live close by. File, and as the hearing
approaches, the situation may clarify itself. Keep a SS case going at
all times. Remember that you must work, or file a claim, or both, but
not neither. Good luck. |
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Sally: The short answer is, "no," but that is highly misleading.
Your daughter should go down to the Administration and file for the child's benefits the law says she is due. She can get benefits for the months that you are entitled, if during those months she was either under 18, or else 18 and going to high school full time.
Once she becomes an adult, however, past due money goes to her instead of you, unless you can prove she is the sort of person who must have a representative payee. |
Anonymous
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I
HAVE BEEN DIVVORCED 5 YRS. AGO,I WAS MARRIED TO HIM OVER 40 YRS,I AM 66
AND WANT KNOW IF I GET HALF OF HIS SS CHECK,HE ALSO WAS DISABBALD AND
NOW COLLECTS S.S.,PLEASE TELL ME HOW THIS WORKS.
HE GETS 900.33 A MO. AND I GET 575.00 SSI. |
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Assuming he is drawing retirement benefits, as a divorced spouse, you can draw benefits based on his record. |
ingrid allen (Unregistered Guest)
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My
Girlfriend is 5 yrs married to a disabled man she is 47 and he is over
65 and given only a year more to live. She has spent the last 4 years
caring for him and has not worked . When he dies can she get his ss or
diability or widow benifits? |
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Ingrid:
At some point, possibly. She would be able to draw widow's retirement
benefits at 60, or disability benefits if she is over 50 and disabled,
if she becomes so within 7 years of his death. If she is raising his
child, grandchild, or disabled grandchild, that raises other
possibilities. |
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am 52 and on ssdi for 16 months now. my wife has not worked out side
the home,. would she be able to receive any benefits at all? |
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Anonymous:
Only mother's benefits, if she is raising your dependent child or
stepchild who is under 16 or disabled. In certain situations, a
dependent grandchild raises the possibility of getting dependent's
benefits. |
Flora M. Dixon (Unregistered Guest)
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My
husband has cancer and is on SS Diability. I have left my job to stay
home and care for him. We have a 13 year old granddaughter who is in
our custody. Her father is permanently disabled. Her mother has two
small children and has many emotional problems. She cannot hold a job
and does not pay child support. What are the rules for such cases? Can
we get benifits for our granddaughter? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Ms
Dixon: You should get to a good Social Security lawyer right now. You
might have to adopt; I cannot say for sure if it will work, so you
should see an attorney and give him all your facts. It depends whether
the father has been supporting, and a few other things. |
Mildred R. Baxter (Unregistered Guest)
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My husband was approved for disability, he passed
away before collecting his first check. We were
married for 25 years. What happens to the back
pay? Also we had full custody of a grandson whom
the court found to be dependent on my husband.
Can I adopt him and get survivors benefits? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Ms.
Baxter: You need to get a lawyer right now! It is probable that you are
entitled to get the lump sum of back benefits that was due your
husband, and it is probable that if you adopt you might get survivor's
benefits for the grandchild, and maybe other benefits for yourself,
depending on facts I don't know.
But your case is unusually complex, and that's why I suggest talking to a lawyer right now. Watch your deadlines! |
Anonymous
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I
have a question about who qualifys for social security disability, I am
60 years old and was told i could qualify on my husbands social
security he is a retiree, even though i was a stay at home mother, I do
not have enough work credits to qualify on my own even though i have
been hit by lightning 9 years ago and now can"t get around because of
failed back surgury is there any help out there for me. |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Anonymous:
Yes, you can draw retirement benefits on his record, but you have to be
62. If you were his widow you could draw at 60, or perhaps earlier if
you were disabled. |
Anonymous
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my
girl friend has a perminant diability trumatic brain injury and recieve
ssi with medicaid connected to it. she cannot get health insurance due
to a different medical issue unconnected to her disability. she was
married for 14 years.can she draw on her ex-husbands social security
record and recieve disability.she was disabled and had been a homemaker
durring the marriage for 5 years before the divorce. she is now in her
early 50s. We had heard that the ex-spouse may be applying for ss
disability and medicare he is in his 50s . |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Anonymous:
You can collect retirement benefits on your living spouse's record, and sometimes on your ex-spouse's record,
You
can collect mother's benefits if you are caring for an under 16 year
old child, or an older disabled child, of a disabled or deceased
person,
You can collect disability benefits on a deceased spouse's record or ex-spouse's record under certain circumstances,
But otherwise you cannot collect on your spouse's record. |
tAMIE BLACK (Unregistered Guest)
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Is
this true if your spouse is on ssd the other one does not get to
collect any part of this when they turn 62 or 65 unless there is a
child? Any one please answer this Thanks |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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You can collect retirement benefits on your living husband's record, but not benefits because you are disabled. |
nikki wieclaw (Nikkiyclaw)
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I
UNDERSTAND THAT MY SSI BENEFITS WILL BE AFFECTED IF I MARRY. WHAT I DO
NOT UNDERSTAND IS THAT I ALSO RECIEVE BENEFITS CALLED "SSA"(NOT SSDI)
IT IS A DISABILITY CLAIM BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS OR IF IT
WILL BE AFFECTED IF I MARRY. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THIS CLAIM IS? |
Chris Brown (Unregistered Guest)
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I
am disable and have applied for Social Security Disability Insurance.
My wife and step daughter are not American citizens. Once my SSDI is
approved will my wife and step daughter get a check also? I |
donna (Unregistered Guest)
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question..my
husband receives disabiliy. can i draw because i stay home with him. he
cannot stay by himself.does this make me eligible for a monthly check? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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No, not unless you have a minor child, under the age of 16, by him.
(Message edited by admin on September 24, 2005) |
Elbert (Unregistered Guest)
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Am recieving ssdi. husband passed away. left a life insurance policy. will this affect the ssdi? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Ms. Elbert:
Not SSDI. It could affect SSI. |
Beatrice Smith (Unregistered Guest)
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I am 55 years of age, my husband is 65 can I draw
a check from his social sucurity while he is receivng his benefits |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Ms. Smith: So long as he is alive, off his record you can only draw retirement benefits, and that after you are 62. |
Anonymous
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I am 56 and drawing ssd on my work record. My husband has made more than me, can i draw off his record? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Not if he is alive. |
Brenda smith (Unregistered Guest)
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I
am 44 years old and suffer from schizophrnic and major depression along
with some other problems,when I applied for my ssi I was living with my
husband now we are separated will that have an effect on me getting my
ssi? Do I need to tell the socail sercurty office? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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You
need to tell them. Your SSI is reduced if your spouse, who is living
with you, has a high income. Since he is not living with you, you might
be entitled to a little more SSI. |
ARLENE MORRIS (Unregistered Guest)
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my
husband has been deceased since 2000. He served in the US ARMY for a
couple of years I want to know if i can draw his disability. He also
worked for DPW at FSGA 31314. |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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I don't know much about any benefits you might be entitled to as his widow from the Army.
From
the Social Security Administration, it depends. If you were married
long enough and are over 60 or over 50 and became disabled within 7
years of his death or of your last mother's benefit check, and if you
are not remarried, probably. |
Nan (Unregistered Guest)
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Paul
I will be 60 in the next four monthes. My husband is on ssd. can I get
half of his benefits? Iam on disability from sers.but it is not as much
if i could get part of his Could you please help we have no children in
the home my check is very small.200.00 amonth thank you |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Nan: You can only get retirement benefits on the record of a living spouse. They are not available to you until you reach 62. |
rudy ramirez (Unregistered Guest)
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I have recently been awarded Social secueity disability and will be recieving a backpay lump sum. I understand that My dependent can also be awarded backpay. I am divorced and my Cort Orderd support is paid in full. I would like to know if my dependents SSDI backpayment can be concidered overpayment. I met my responsabilities when times were tough with help from my family. I would like to repay them for their help. why should my X benifet from my disability when I was able to stay current. It wasn't easy.....Does anyone know?Should I get an attorney to recoup what I've paid out? Rudy |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Rudy: You ask a very reasonable question. I have no idea whether you might succeed in this argument. If you want to try it, hire a lawyer quickly, before the money is spent. |
SALLY CREAVEN (Unregistered Guest)
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I have a dependit child and just was awarded SSD AFTER FIGHTING FOR TEN YEARS TO GET IT . MY QUESTION IS CAN i GET BACK PAY FOR MY CHILD FOR THE YEARS i WAS FIGHTING ? And is she albe to get college funds now that she is still in school? She is 19 years of age. |
cindy (Unregistered Guest)
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My husband receives Disability benefits. I had our first child on the first of last month. I am on maternity leave from my job. I will receive $1,500.00 gross per month until August and then I may quit working and stay at home full time. I am a teacher. Will my child and I be eligible for benefits through my husband? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Cindy: A mother of the child of a disabled worker can draw a check if the child is under 16 or is disabled. Theoretically, if you don't work the check is for half the benefit amount of the worker, but there is also a "family maximum," and usually that further restricts the amount of your check.
As you start working the amount of your check goes down in the same way it does for somebody who retires at 62 and works a little. |
Anonymous
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I am age 60 and can retire at 66. My current husband is not an American citizen and we live out of the US. He is quite ill so I have this concern.
If I begin drawing my own Soc Sec benefits at age 66 (very low) and my present husband dies later, can I make a change and draw the higher benefits that I would get from drawing on my ex husband´s account? We were married 14 years.
Or can you only file one time for benefits with no further changes? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Q. If I begin drawing my own Soc Sec benefits at age 66 (very low) and my present husband dies later, can I make a change and draw the higher benefits that I would get from drawing on my ex husband´s account?
A. Yes.
Q. Or can you only file one time for benefits with no further changes?
A. That is not a problem here. |
Anonymous
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I have a parent that is disabled and my mother has to take full care of him. He draws a disability check, but moma can not work because she takes care of him. Is there anything she can do to get a check to help on the care for him. |
barbara (Unregistered Guest)
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i am recieving mothers benefits caring for disabled child ... i understand my son will continue to recieve his benefits after the age of 18 because he is will continue to be in high school also he has been disabled since birth was recieving ssi before his father died ( will i have to re file at age 18?) also when will my benefits stop he is now 17 will be 18 in july ...??? |
cindy (Unregistered Guest)
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This is Cindy again. I posted a message on March 1, 2006. When we went to the SS office to register our child, the caseworker said that I could receive a check but they would just cut my daughter's check in half, I'd get one half, she'd get the other. I told her just to give my daughter the full amount. I thought that the spouse of a disabled person would receive a benefit also, but they said "No." Could this be correct? She said that no matter how many people applied, they could only get one amount split that many ways. Isn't that strange? Is it true? |
Cassandra Brown (Unregistered Guest)
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I receive SSI and my husband gets SSDA he is in end stage renal failure. We are not together.
What I need to know is am I entitled to Some of his benefits beign that I get SSI and it is a lot less than what he receive. We do not have any minor children. My SSI is $603.00 and His SSDA or whatever it is he gets is $900.00.
Can you plz. let me know if there is anything that I can do. I just can't live off of what they are giving me. |
wanda (Unregistered Guest)
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My husband has alzheimers and can no longer be left on his own. Could I as his spouse collect disability in order to give him the care that is now required? Also if so for how long? |
Anonymous
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i receive disabilty been married 35 years seperated for 5 years my husband has just started receiving disability he received a lot more than i can i drew off him and receive more |
Connie L Spencer (Unregistered Guest)
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My husband will be receiving his DSS in a few months. He is wonting me to quit work. In the event of his death God forbid would I receive his benefits I am 55 |
Anonymous
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[ started recieving ssi and ssa about 3years ago is my child able to recieve a check off my ssi or ssa and i heard that once you become disable the state helps to pay off most of the bills such as car payments and student loans is this true |
todd odson (Unregistered Guest)
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Im Checking on a Question for my Mother,
Her Husband is Disabled with severe Dimentia,
My Question is, Does she Qualify for any Benifits for taking care of Her Husband full Time and if so can you give me any info on the matter.
Thanks |
Anonymous
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I just have a general question. my husband receives disability and his two daughters also receive checks from Social Security. My question is, I have spoke to a number of other moms that also get checks from SS do to their husbands disability if they care for a minor child. i am not receiving anything nor was it even mentioned to me that I could even try. How can I find out if I am recieve a check as well.
Thank you |
