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The Case For Reforming The Program's Spouse Benefits While "Saving Social Security", Peter W. Martin Dec 2012

The Case For Reforming The Program's Spouse Benefits While "Saving Social Security", Peter W. Martin

Cornell Law Faculty Working Papers

The Social Security Act currently provides secondary benefits to the wives or widows of covered workers who retire, become disabled, or die. To qualify, a woman must have been married to the worker for a short period and must be old (sixty-two, dropping to sixty in the case of a widow, fifty in the case of a disabled widow) or caring for children under sixteen. If a wife’s or widow’s primary retired-worker or disability benefits equal or exceed her secondary benefit entitlement, she receives only the primary benefits. However, if her secondary benefit amount is greater she receives both her …


Divorce And Remarriage As Human Rights: The Irish Constitution And The European Convention On Human Rights At Odds In Johnston V. Ireland, Kathleen M. Dillon Jan 1989

Divorce And Remarriage As Human Rights: The Irish Constitution And The European Convention On Human Rights At Odds In Johnston V. Ireland, Kathleen M. Dillon

Cornell International Law Journal

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Applying The Doctrine Of Revocation By Divorce To Life Insurance Policies, Alan S. Wilmit Mar 1988

Applying The Doctrine Of Revocation By Divorce To Life Insurance Policies, Alan S. Wilmit

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.