
Tipline Investigation: Santa Barbara widow must prove 33-year marriage to receive husband’s death benefit
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - This NewsChannel 3 Tipline story profiles a Santa Barbara widow and her two and a half year fight against the Social Security Administration. It all boiled down to one thing, the government refused to recognize her marriage, even though she had been happily married to the same man for 33 years.… Continue Reading