gonnafixit
Junior Member
I live in California and my husband is disabled and on Social Security. He will very likely be on S.S. permanently because in addition to his physical disabilities he has recently been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder. We are separated as of about a week ago and I want to proceed with a divorce. He gets about $2000 per month from S.S., $660 of that is paid to my children and I. I work about 15 hours per week and am going to school for my Master's degree. I would rather be working full time but after 18 months of attempting to find a full time job I had to settle for my current situation. My question is this : If we legally separate or divorce what kind of S.S. benefits will I be entitled to. I have no problem looking for full time work again but with the economic situation in my state there is no telling when I might find something and I cant support my kids on the $1200 a month that would come from my job and the S.S. benefit they and I currently receive. I don't have a lawyer and I will be doing this as much as I can on my own and with the help of a free legal service at the local courthouse for people of low income so any help or advice is much appreciated.Thank you in advance to anyone who answers.