On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 01:04:37 -0500, bo peep <cowartmisc1[at]yahoo.comwrote:

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Thank you, that is INCREDIBLY useful!

Jenny

On Sep 5, 3:08 pm, Jenny Purcell <dontspa...[at]spam.com> wrote:
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You might want to also post this question to
"misc.immigration.australia+nz" on usenet.

John Cowart

On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 16:08:37 -0500, Jenny Purcell <dontspamme[at]spam.comwrote:

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One of the requirements for treatment as a spouse on someone else's
record is that you cannot be remarried now. As you don't meet that
test the rest of your post is irrelevant.

For confirmation call SS on their toll-free line and ask or wade
through the SS web site or google on "spousal benefits social security
divorce".

-HW "Skip" Weldon
Columbia, SC

I have some questions about Social Security.

1) I'm divorced, my ex-husband and I were married for 14 years. During
that time I was a stay-at home mom for six years, and then working for
much less money than my ex-husband. I am now married to a non-American
who does not work in the US. I thought I had been told that if I
remarried, I lost access to my ex-husband's income in my computations,
because my new husband's income would be considered (highest of either
of our benefits with the new spouse). What happens if the new spouse
has no income, does that still apply?

2) My new husband and I are actually moving out of the US, to
Australia (where he's from).The reason why my possible SS benefits
matter is that there's supposed to be some sort of treaty between the
US and Australia involving a transfer or credit of some sort into
their superannuation system, based on my Social Security account. Does
anyone know where I can get more information on this?

Jenny