Social Security Members
Concerns
by Jinky C. Mesias
Changing of Names
The Social Security has set some rules and regulations to be followed by
members who wish to have their names changed. There are various circumstances
where name changing is allowed and these are as follows: if a member marries, if
the member divorced and if there are certain corrections to be made on the name
of a member.
If you are a Social Security member and wishes to change your name lets say
in you social security card, the first thing you ought to do is to tell both the
agency as well as your employer. The importance of telling your employer is to
ensure that your earnings will be properly reported and recorded. However, it is
only your name that will be changed and will not in any way affect your social
security number. The changing of a members name does not require for any
payment, it is entirely for free.
In order for a member to get his or her new corrected social security card he
or she will be required to bring along with her the identification showing the
old name and the new name. For the new name a member may bring his or her
marriage certificate or divorce decree. And for those members who were born
outside of US you will be made to present proofs of your US citizenship.
Divorced?
For divorced social security members especially those that have been married
for at least ten years, may be able to collect retirement benefits on their
former spouses Social Security record provided they are at least sixty-two years
of age and if ever their former spouse is entitled or already receiving
benefits. However, if after the divorce a member marries he or she may not
collect on his or her former spouses benefits unless his or her marriage ends
either by death, divorce or annulment.
There are still other circumstances aside from the above mentioned wherein a
divorce spouse may be able to claim benefits. Take for example if ever the
divorced spouse dies and then the other spouse have not yet married plus the
surviving spouse is of age 60 then he or she will be receiving benefits.
However, if he or she remarries before reaching the age of 60 he or she will no
longer be able to receive any benefits from his or her ex-spouse. But if after
the age of 60 the ex-spouse remarries only then will he or she be entitled to
receive social security survivor benefits and even retirement benefits out from
his or her deceased ex-spouse.
For comments and suggestions about the article kindly visit
Los Angeles Social Security Attorney
Jinky C. Mesias is a graduate of Bachelor Of Science in Business
Administration major in Management. She is at present an Associate Manager of a
Life Insurance Corporation and a freelance writer.
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