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    pwv1964 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 2, 2009, 11:09 AM
    Ss disability and a joint return
    My wife has been receiving ss disability for a few years due to 2 bouts with cancer. We were married in 2008 and the people at social security told her to never file a joint return or her disability could be lost.

    Is that so?
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    Feb 3, 2009, 12:14 PM
    I do not see HOW filing a joint return would have ANY effect on her disability eligibility.

    However, before you file, send an email to the Social Security Administration and ASK, so you have a written record for the response.
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    Feb 3, 2009, 12:25 PM

    Since a disability is based on the medical injury or illness, and is not income based

    But perhaps you need to visit with them for more info
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