Reply #56: Boy, I never before had this ugly thought, but...in terms of "identity theft"...

[Radio_Lady]

My second husband's widow, who is my kids' "wicked stepmother" (she is really a great lady, very talented and loving) is probably receiving my ex-husband's larger social security payments now. I surmise that because they were married for more than twenty years, and while she worked, she must be getting more than she would on her own account.

But, I could come out of the woodwork and claim he never divorced me in the Jewish faith! The Orthodox Jews might make the claim that he IS STILL MARRIED TO ME AND I AM TO HIM! I have a "ghet" that nullified my brief marriage to my first husband. The truth is, officially, in Israel, at the time of his death our marriage was still intact. If you are not familiar with the Jewish divorce procedure called a "ghet," look it up.

But what about MY REMARRIAGE? Oh, dear. I think this is Jewish bigamy... :sarcasm: