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You have section 8 housing, you are receiving Food Stamps, and you are receiving what else? Aid for dependent children? What exactly?
When you marry someone, legally enough to make him to stay in this country, which is what it sounds like you have done, then you are automatically considered part of his household and he is, regardless of where he sleeps, part of your household and must be included in any computation of incomes. If he does not support you and you are poor enough to have to have assistance, then they will get after him and try to make him contribute. Up to and including jail time if he refuses to cooperate with the programs. In his situation, it will probably mean he'll be very questionable as far as status goes concerning immigration.
So right now, you report everything, and you let the chips fall where they may. your caseworker may have thought you did a really really stupid thing. I agree, depending on your circumstances. How many kids do you have? Do you receive any assistance for any of them? Child support, I mean?
Don't think you can just walk out and not deal with this since your caseworker wasn't nice to you. You'll be up for fraud before you can turn around. So go in and do everything you can to settle this situation correctly, which is to report your new status, report any income your new husband is producing, and work with it from there.
When you marry someone, legally enough to make him to stay in this country, which is what it sounds like you have done, then you are automatically considered part of his household and he is, regardless of where he sleeps, part of your household and must be included in any computation of incomes. If he does not support you and you are poor enough to have to have assistance, then they will get after him and try to make him contribute. Up to and including jail time if he refuses to cooperate with the programs. In his situation, it will probably mean he'll be very questionable as far as status goes concerning immigration.
So right now, you report everything, and you let the chips fall where they may. your caseworker may have thought you did a really really stupid thing. I agree, depending on your circumstances. How many kids do you have? Do you receive any assistance for any of them? Child support, I mean?
Don't think you can just walk out and not deal with this since your caseworker wasn't nice to you. You'll be up for fraud before you can turn around. So go in and do everything you can to settle this situation correctly, which is to report your new status, report any income your new husband is producing, and work with it from there.
