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Unconstitutional State Law and Social Security Benefits

A and B were happily married in the 60’s in a state that had an anti-miscegenation statute (a law prohibiting…

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Divorced Widow’s Social Security Benefits

R and W were married in 1923 and divorced in 1938. They remarried in 1941 and were together for six…

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New and Material Evidence and Social Security Benefits

A child, C, was born to its mother, B, and it’s father, R, who was not married to B. B…

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Home Care Services and Social Security Earnings

D had an arrangement with the State Department of Mental Hygiene (DMH) to provide home care services for adult patients.…

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Voidable Marriage and Widow’s Social Security Benefits

W married in March 1936 to a man who had a son, T, from a prior marriage. W’s husband died…

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Night Watchman as a State Employee and Social Security

A night watchman was hired by the sheriff of Jasper County, Missouri to guard property that had been levied in…

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A Trisket a Trasket and Social Security

Martin Trask, Jr. and Susan Schultz had a relationship but were never married. They lived together in Indiana until Trask,…

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Re-entitlement for Child’s Social Security Benefits based on Other Parent’s Earnings Record

C was born to R and his wife W on November 8 1943. C became entitled to child’s social security…

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Withdrawal of Early Social Security Retirement Application

Lina M. Keller applied for early reduced social security retirement benefits at age 62. She received 18 months worth of…

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Census Records and Proof of Age in Social Security

A claimant applied for old age social security insurance benefits. As proof of his age he authorized the Bureau of…

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