So I talked to my attorney today on the phone and apparently when I get married, there is a very real chance I will lose all of my disability benefits. And I am not dealing with this well at all. I feel like all of the fight is gone from me. I just want to give up completely.
what?? That doesnt sound right at all. Marriage is not suppose to have anything to do with your benefits, except maybe your medicare/drug coverage. I would go to the ssa.gov site and research that for yourself....
ReplyDeleteDonna P
Straight from the site you gave:
DeleteWhat happens if the adult child gets married?
If he or she receives benefits as an adult disabled since childhood, the benefits generally end if he or she gets married. However, some marriages (for example, to another adult disabled child) are considered protected
I'm using it based on that because we're fighting for the fact that I had no real work experience before getting disabled and it's all based on my mom's disability.
DeleteI did not know you were getting disability based on your Mom. I thought you were over the age of 22 and out of school and got your disability based on your disability. Sorry for the confusion. So, yeah, it is a possibility unless you can prove yours...........good luck with it....they are getting tougher and tougher on awarding disability
ReplyDeleteDonna P
It's even harder to get disability when you don't have much of a work history. I only worked one job, which is why I have to go under my mom. I'm just hoping they do this soon.
DeleteGood Luck......have you researched any other options?
ReplyDeleteDonna
A few. We'll have to decide how we want to handle it. Hopefully the rest of the case will go through soon.
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