Cherry,
The reason I say the old folks is something my husband point out. It wasn't Social Security.
It's about thier assets.
Families have been splitting up like crazy from the 60's on with no real attachements in the 2nd or 3rd marriages between the children and the step's, so to speak.
Once dad or mom are gone and only the step (example, of course) is left, all that has to be done to get their property is for when stepmom or stepdat goes into a nursing (or the like) the kids say is that he/she said he/she would rather long linger on.
Homes get money, kids get assets.
Scarey.
And it'll be done real quietly.
I thought he was crazy. Until I thought about the people I know and realized a lot of them didn't/don't bond with the steps.
Now, this is a given scneario if states quietly change the laws to match Florida's Heresay thingy....
Correction:
It should say "rather NOT linger on."
Tired.