Dorothy Albertson v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security

Plaintiff-appellant Dorothy Albertson appeals from an August 10, 2000 judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Arthur D. Spatt, Judge) that upheld the determination of defendant-appellee Kenneth S. Ap-fel, Commissioner of Social Security, that plaintiff was not entitled to Social Security benefits as a “surviving'divorced wife” pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 402(e) and 416(d).

Albertson was married to Thomas Grei-lich, the wage earner, on February 9, 1952. She obtained a divorce from him on February 3, 1962, in Mexico City, Mexico, which the Consul of the…