Wilson v. Heckler

OPINION AND ORDER

RUSSELL E. SMITH, District Judge.

This is an appeal from a final order of the Secretary denying the plaintiffs application for supplemental Social Security income benefits. 1 The Secretary determined that plaintiff was not entitled to the benefits, because she was considered to be married to a man whose resources exceeded the sum of $2,250. 42 U.S.C. § 1382(a)(2)(B). The only question in this case is whether the adjudication that plaintiff was considered to be married was correct. The governing statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1382c(d)(2), reads:(d) In determining whether two individuals…