Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Heckler
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 13, 1985No. Nos. 82-4156, 83-1652 and 83-1672PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POOLE, Circuit Judge:
Mildred M. Edwards applied for Social Security retirement insurance benefits in 1978. The Secretary denied her application because she did not have sufficient quarters of coverage to establish eligibility for the benefits. The Secretary relied upon 42 U.S.C. § 411(a)(5)(A) which governs the allocation in community property states of self-employment income from a family business between husbands and wives. That section provides that
[i]f any of the income derived from a trade or business * * * is community income under community property laws applicable to such income, all…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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