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Domestic Partnership started PA died, denied Social security

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SBCheek1

Junior Member
We had a domestic partnership started in PA in 1984, dated in military 1982. No work in PA required out of state work, and in state, and some out of country, but home offices based in CA so we bought a CA home years later for future and special child. A work accident in 1998 , in one of many states traveled in for work and 95% 3rd degree burned.. eventually shipped back to CA hospitals in the home office state CA (workers comp. and then burn specialists, he suffered 12 years and died of that accident in 2010). Buried back in PA but reported death in CA and I, his domestic partner kicked out of the office as a Domestic Partner. Re applied in PA. Many appeals and all denied. It seems that there would be some law protecting a domestic partner of a man life flighted and serious injuries with medical procedures in other places. We are not same sex. No legal help can be found and Congressman only showed them out CA drivers Lc. ID's. Many years of papers, bills, trusts, court docs., photos, final arrangements, and social security denies, as well as implies I lie about all this. As he supported me many years I have no credits of my own. His special child is legal age and does not want to apply for benefits, so we struggle to get by. His trust disowned a number of women who claimed fake children and wife status in these years. I am disabled but not a recognizable disability for Social Security as a woman with A S., as well as they said my credits were not high enough. I have read about a way to apply as a federal widow- shown under some past cases, but can find no legal help in this matter. That's my problem.
 
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Ohiogal

Queen Bee
We had a domestic partnership started in PA in 1984, dated in military 1982. No work in PA required out of state work, and in state, and some out of country, but home offices based in CA so we bought a CA home years later for future and special child. A work accident in 1998 , in one of many states traveled in for work and 95% 3rd degree burned.. eventually shipped back to CA hospitals in the home office state CA (workers comp. and then burn specialists, he suffered 12 years and died of that accident in 2010). Buried back in PA but reported death in CA and I, his domestic partner kicked out of the office as a Domestic Partner. Re applied in PA. Many appeals and all denied. It seems that there would be some law protecting a domestic partner of a man life flighted and serious injuries with medical procedures in other places. We are not same sex. No legal help can be found and Congressman only showed them out CA drivers Lc. ID's. Many years of papers, bills, trusts, court docs., photos, final arrangements, and social security denies, as well as implies I lie about all this. As he supported me many years I have no credits of my own. His special child is legal age and does not want to apply for benefits, so we struggle to get by. His trust disowned a number of woman who claimed fake children and wife status in these years. I am disabled but not a recognizable disabiilty for Social Security as a woman with A S., as well as they said my credits were not high enough. I have read about a way to apply as a federal widow- shown under some past cases, but can find no legal help in this matter. That's my problem.
Why didn't you marry him? A marriage is not the same as a domestic partnership. And Social Security is a FEDERAL plan that deals with federal requirements -- marriage and not domestic partnerships.
 

SBCheek1

Junior Member
Why didn't you marry him? A marriage is not the same as a domestic partnership. And Social Security is a FEDERAL plan that deals with federal requirements -- marriage and not domestic partnerships.
Because PA Domestic partnership was a legal marriage at the time for us. The states vary on those laws and would not consider each other state laws. Just like same sex must fight for rights in each state.. we had that but he "Died out of State", so they denied me.
 

cbg

I'm a Northern Girl
A domestic partnership is absolutely not the same thing as a marriage. My state is quite possibly the most liberal state going when it comes to such issues - even more so than California. We were the first state to legalize same sex marriage, for example.

But even here, we are required by law, both Federal and state, to tax the benefits for domestic partnerships differently than we tax marriages. A same sex marriage can be taxed the same as an opposite sex marriage, but an opposite sex domestic partnership cannot. If you want the benefits of marriage, it requires an actual marriage. A domestic partnership is not the same thing and will not provide those benefits.
 

Ohiogal

Queen Bee
Because PA Domestic partnership was a legal marriage at the time for us. The states vary on those laws and would not consider each other state laws. Just like same sex must fight for rights in each state.. we had that but he "Died out of State", so they denied me.
You are wrong. A domestic partnership is NOT a marriage. Nor is a civil union a marriage.
 

eerelations

Senior Member
Nor is a civil union a marriage.
Not arguing, just confused here...in Canada a civil union is a marriage conducted by officials at city hall or their designates only (i.e., churchless, religionless). Is this what it means in the US? So marriages aren't legally recognized as such unless they happened in church or some other place of worship? :confused:
 

ecmst12

Senior Member
A marriage done by a justice of the peace is still a marriage in the US, no different terminology.
 

SBCheek1

Junior Member
Domestic Partnership started PA died, denied Social security = Any Lawyer help?

Does anyone know any Lawyer that for sure does Domestic Partner cases? (Not same sex). I see plenty of Ads, but all say only Disability upon calling.
 

TheGeekess

Keeper of the Kraken
Does anyone know any Lawyer that for sure does Domestic Partner cases? (Not same sex). I see plenty of Ads, but all say only Disability upon calling.
Legitimate attorneys do not troll message boards, and the only referrals from this site will come from the 'Ask an Attorney' button. :cool:
 

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