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sosickofthis · 08-25-2009, 09:08 AM

will my ex husband be notified that i'm trying to receive my ssd or will any of my past employers be notified? sometimes i get my ex husbands mail (we have diff boxes but the same post office) and i can only imagine who gets some of mine. i would die if the wrong person got my mail and read about what all is wrong with me.

goldyfm · 08-25-2009, 11:03 AM

I believe that the SSA may contact personnel on your employers as they may have to verify some of the info regarding time worked and salary. I know they went over those things with me a while after I initially filed. But as always, personnel files are confidential and any disclosure other than a legitimate request would be a violation of privacy laws. I would speak to the Postmaster at your post office and voice your concerns about your mail. They are human and so may make mistakes, but if you alert them to the fact that your mail may get mixed up with another in their facility, they may watch a little closer. Just my view.

As for them notifying your ex-husband, I would see no need to involve him unless you were applying on his work record and not your own. And even then, I don't know if they would or not.

Executor · 08-25-2009, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by sosickofthis

will my ex husband be notified that i'm trying to receive my ssd or will any of my past employers be notified?

No, your ex-husband will not be notified.

The only way ex's are involved is if children are collecting benefits on behalf of the parent's disability...And the children are paid via the custodian parent, or who the children live 51% or more with. For example, if person A is awarded disability, but the children live with person B, person B will know person A has been awarded disability because the children are paid via person B. Person B will not, however, know the details of the disability...Only that person A has been deemed disabled.

However, if person A is awarded disability and the children live with person A, then person B will never know person A has been awarded disability.

Regards,

Ex

BeHappy2 · 08-25-2009, 09:01 PM

Thought i'd pass this on for any helpful information needed

I have a brother-in-law who was notified from ss that his xwife had applied for SSD and approved and they had no children involved.

She is drawing SSD off of his SS benefits.
He was notified of all this.

Be Well
BeHappy2

sosickofthis · 08-26-2009, 02:19 PM

was he still working or already drawing ss of some kind already? i hope so bad he doesn't find out.