20 C.F.R. § 416.1806

Whether you are married and who is your spouse

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(a) We will consider someone to be your spouse (and therefore consider you to be married) for SSI purposes if—

(1) You are legally married under the laws of the State where your and his or her permanent home is (or was when you lived together);

(2) We have decided that either of you is entitled to husband's or wife's Social Security insurance benefits as the spouse of the other (this decision will not affect your SSI benefits for any month before it is made); or

(3) You and an unrelated person of the opposite sex are living together in the same household at or after the time you apply for SSI benefits, and you both lead people to believe that you are husband and wife.

(b) if more than one person would qualify as your husband or wife under paragraph (a) of this section, we will consider the person you are presently living with to be your spouse for SSI purposes.

[60 FR 16376, Mar. 30, 1995]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1991–2022 · leading case: Smith v. Shalala, 5 F.3d 235 (7th Cir. 1993).

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Smith v. Shalala, 5 F.3d 235 (7th Cir. 1993). · cites it 2× “20 C.F.R. § 416.1806 (c). On August 4, 1987, after ascertaining that Mr.”

Jorge Florez, on Behalf of Raul Wallace, Ss Unh-Ek-Whsm v. John J. Callahan, Acting Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 156 F.3d 438 (2d Cir. 1998). “See 20 C.F.R. § 416.1806 (1997). The Commissioner contends that because § 416.”

Smith v. Sullivan, 767 F. Supp. 186 (C.D. Ill. 1991). “” 20 C.F.R. § 416.1806 (c). In determining whether two individuals have so conducted themselves, the Secretary examines various factors listed at 20 C.”

Kirchner v. Kijakazi (S.D. Ind. 2022). · cites it 3× “" 20 C.F.R. § 416.1806 (a)(3); see also 42 U.”

Medina v. Apfel, 5 F. App'x 785 (9th Cir. 2001). “§ 1382c(d)(2) (1994); see also 20 C.F.R. § 416.1806 . Under this standard, when Medina applied for SSI benefits in 1982 she was deemed married to Nieto.”

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