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jane doe
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 5:24 pm: | 
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I am 54 and my husband died at 51 (3 yrs ago). We agreed I would be a stay at home mom , which I was so there was only one income except for a cple years before my marriage (29 yrs)My youngest just turned 18. I have heard if I remarry before age 6o I will not be able to draw on my deceasd husbands s.s. Isn't that discrimitory? I purposely stayed home to raise our kids with the full understanding we would live on his ss. And then if I remarry and divorce right before I turn 60 I can recieve it? Doesn't that just encourge some one to get married than get divorced and than right after turning 60 remarry that same person again? What kind of sanity is that? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Post Number: 766
Registered: 5-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 5:42 am: |
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It is correct that if you marry before 60 you cannot draw off of your first husband’s income; that generally, after a divorce you get your choice of husband to draw off of. I am not sure that it works to divorce and remarry. I do not defend the law; it is crazy in many respects. I think we can all agree that it should be amended so that it does not penalize marriage, which it does at several points. |
Anonymous
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 9:26 am: |
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I was recently granted full and permanent disability by the DAV. I am 83 and have been collecting my retirement Social Security for sometime. Would I be eligible for any additional benefits from Social Security for my disability.
Thank you. |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
Board Administrator
Username: Admin
Post Number: 1342
Registered: 5-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 9:47 am: |
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Once you reach full retirement age, there is no such thing as Social Security disability, and all disability beneficiaries are automatically converted to retirement benefits. This is because the benefit amounts are the same once you reach this age, so it makes no sense to have two programs.
If your retirement check and veteran's check are very small and you are disabled, you might be eligible for SSI. |
