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Anna Hignojos (Annahignojos28)

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Posted on Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 11:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

My Mom stays in Houston and she has been with her live in boyfriend for two years now and he is getting old enough to recieve SS. My question is will she be able to recieve his SS if he dies or will his X-wife of three years will get it instead?
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Paul McChesney (Admin)

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Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 5:10 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I assume you mean Social Security retirement.

A live in girlfriend has no rights to draw any benefits on her boyfriend's account. If she marries him and lives with him long enough, she will be able to draw. There are some states, called the "common law" states, where living together as husband and wife and holding out as husband and wife can in some circumstances create a marriage. South Carolina is one of those states; I don't know the others. It is a dangerous way to try to claim benefits.
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Anonymous
 

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Posted on Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 9:38 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

My boyrfriend and I have dated for 3 years now, and we would like to get married. He is disabled and receives Soc Sec and SSI. I have an income, but no medical insurance. It takes everything I make to pay the bills and I have over $10,000 owed on medical bills. How can we get married or live together without affecting his medical benefits? We would not be able to pay for his medication or medical care if he were to loose those benefits. Is there anyway we can be married without him loosing his medical benefits? It just seems unfair if we can't. We would not be able to survive financially if we were to marry and he or I would loose our resources. Thanks.
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Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 1:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

There are a lot of financial penalties to marriage that are scattered throughout the laws, and someone needs to stop talking about them and fix them.

It is probable that you and he will be affected in several ways if you get married. I cannot say what all of them are, since some will probably involve law in the state in which you live. If I guess and guess wrong, the effect on your situation could be catastrophic.

Sit down and talk to a local attorney and get him to work through all of the possible effects.

Take care.
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Anonymous
 

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Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 12:46 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I am on SS and I have 2 children. My question is their father is also on SS can I get child support from him since he has thrown us out once again? Also I need to know if moving to a different state will affect my benifits? Thanks Suzy

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