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Why does Social Security not allow disabled adult children to marry?

I am disabled and am considered an disabled adult child. I get medicare since I have been on disability for two years. Why can I marry who ever I want and keep my disabled adult status. the insurance companies will not sell me medicare supplement insurance since I am under 65 I am 32 years old.

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  • Sweetn
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
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    Both of those answers above are incorrect. SSDI has nothing to do with your spouses income. If you are on SSI, that is another story. You are pulling benefits from your parents (that's why you are listed as a disabled adult child). That means you were probably disabled before the age of 21.

    You cannot get supplemental insurance because they do not sell it to under 55 years old. I know it sucks but that's the law. Try applying to Medicaid. There are medicaid programs for disabled people on Medicare that act just like a supplement policy but don't cost you anything.

    Source(s): Medicaid Benefits Counselor
  • 5 years ago

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    Source(s): Social Security Disability Evaluation : http://disability.ohfos.com/?PuL
  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    I receive disabled widow's reward in accordance to my deceased ex husband's record. I also receive a separate volume from my own record. His is way more beneficial than mine. I have basically grew to change into sixty 5. Am I entitled to his finished retirement earnings at age sixty six rather of my own? Does this substitute from 'disabled' to survivor?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Once you are married and your spouse has an income, you won't qualify for the same benefits you would receive as a disabled adult. It has nothing to do with preventing you from getting married because that would be a violation of your rights and the law. It has everything to do with your income level. In order to qualify for Social Security Disability you cannot have ANY outside income at all.

    Source(s): Paralegal major
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  • 1 decade ago

    It has nothing to do with getting married. You'd have income from your spouse. You should no longer need Medicare. If you do, you'd have to apply as a couple, not as a single.

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