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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
If her state does not recognize common law marriage, how if she entitled to your father's social security benefits?
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OP is posting about step-dad, not bio dad.[/quote]

Does it make any difference?[/quote]

Yes.  My mom gets her monthly ss benefit by virtue of her past 20 year marriage to my dad.

She lives with her boyfriend or partner or my stepdad or whatever you want to call him, and has for 25 years now.  When Medicaid looks into my disabled stepdad's finances, they will not be able to consider my mom's assets or income because my mom and my stepdad are not married. I think.

Basically I need to figure out if there's anything I should be doing to protect my step dad's assets before he becomes totally unable to work and needs medicaid.  From googling it sounds like a trust might help.  I'll continue to research.  I'll post back any answers for dcum posterity :)  Meanwhile if anyone has been there done that, I'd like to hear your stories too.  [/quote]

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