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1852. How does the marriage of one beneficiary to another affect benefits?
The effect of one beneficiary's marriage to another is summarized in the following chart:
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If you are the following type of beneficiary... |
Then marrying another Social Security beneficiary has the following effect... |
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Retired or disabled worker, widow(er), disabled widow(er), surviving divorced spouse or disabled surviving divorced spouse |
No effect on entitlement. |
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Child under age 18 or student |
Always terminates entitlement. |
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Parent or divorced spouse |
No effect on entitlement unless marriage is to a retired or disabled worker, a child under age 18, or a student, in which case benefits of the parent or divorced spouse terminate. |
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Mother, father, surviving divorced mother/father or childhood disability beneficiary |
No effect on entitlement unless marriage is to a child under age 18 or a student, in which case both benefits terminate. |
Last Revised: March, 2001
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