Legal Opinion
Cornelius v. Sullivan
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 19, 1991No. 90-7233PublishedCited by 1,105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
This case raises the equal protection question of whether a parent who is employed by a married son or daughter for providing childcare services is entitled to count such time toward Social Security retirement benefits. No federal circuit court has addressed the constitutionality of the Social Security statutes and regulations that render this result. Plaintiff-appellant Gladyce V. Cornelius claimed coverage for the money that she earned as a babysitter in her own home for her married daughter’s child during a two-year period. The Social Security Administration denied…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Ted Martin v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Richardson v. BelcherSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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