During the course of her relationship with her boyfriend, she gave birth to their daughter in 1984 and their son in 1994. The family lived together until the children became adults. Upon retiring in 2022, she applied for her pension and was denied because she stated that she was an unmarried, single mother. State officials called her statement “absurd,” according to Bar and Bench.<\/a><\/p>\n

The issue centers around the woman’s legal right to receive pension benefits as a single mother while having a live-in partner that she never marries. The definitive factors remain murky because of Indian cultural standards that influence a woman’s marital standing. In the US, pension benefits are determined at the payees discretion when they sign the contract.<\/p>\n

According to Kristyn Carmichael of kr*****@co********************.com<\/span>\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Couples Solution Center<\/a>, a pension is a retirement account that pays out a monthly amount. This monthly amount can be determined by a number of factors including life expectancy, time with the employer, position at the company, income, and more. One of the main factors that must be determined at the time one starts receiving their pension is a beneficiary. The beneficiary is the person who would receive the pension benefits if you were to pass away.<\/p>\n