Eng Khabbaz Ex Rel. Eng v. Commissioner, Social Security Administration

I join the majority’s response to the certified question because I agree with its conclusion that a reasonable reading of RSA 561:1, coupled with the majority’s recitation of the statute’s purpose, establishes that Christine C. Eng Khabbaz is not the “surviving” issue of Rumzi Brian Khabbaz. I concur, however, with some reluctance. I feel particularly confined by our construction of the word “surviving,” as I believe it frustrates a critical purpose of the statute, one different from that articulated in the majority opinion. I write separately to respectfully urge the legislature to examine,…