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Social Security Admin. Hopes To Give Benefits To More Same-Sex Spouses
The Social Security Administration is looking at possible ways to give benefits to surviving same-sex spouses based on where the marriage was performed, but the agency may be hamstrung by the law, Social Security Acting Commissioner, Carolyn Colvin said Friday.
She noted on its face, the federal law requires the agency to approve survivor benefits based on where the spouse resides...Read More
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