Addendum to Supporting Statement for Form SSA-754-F4
Statement Marital Relationship
20 CFR 404.726
OMB # 0960-0038
Revisions to the Information Collection
Change #1: In Question 4, we are removing “in a husband and wife” and entering “as spouses?”
Justification #1: In recognizing same-sex couples, we now use gender-neutral language acknowledging that a question or a statement on a form could refer to two same-sex individuals in a marriage.
Change #2: In Question 5.B, we are removing “husband and wife” and entering “spouses”
Justification #2: In recognizing same-sex couples, we now use gender-neutral language acknowledging that a question or a statement on a form could refer to two same-sex individuals in a marriage.
Change #3: In Question 6, we are revising the question:
From: “Did you have an understanding to your relationship when you began living together?”
To: “Did you and the person you were living with have an understanding about your relationship when you began living together?”
Justification #3: In recognizing same-sex couples, we now use gender-neutral language acknowledging that a question or a statement on a form could refer to two same-sex individuals in a marriage and rewriting the question for grammatical purposes.
Change #4: In Question 7, we are revising the question:
From: “Did you have an understanding as to how long you would live together?”
To: “Did you and the person you were living with have an understanding about how long you would live together?”
Justification #4: In recognizing same-sex couples, we now use gender-neutral language acknowledging that a question or a statement on a form could refer to two same-sex individuals in a marriage and rewriting question for grammatical purposes.
Change #5: In Question 12.A, we are changing language:
From: “Before you lived together (MAN’S NAME)”
To: “your name before you lived together”
Justification #5: In recognizing same-sex couples, we now use gender-neutral language acknowledging that a question or a statement on a form could refer to two same-sex individuals in a marriage.
Change #6: In Question 12.B, we are changing language:
From: “Before you lived together (WOMAN’S NAME)”
To: “The person’s name before you lived together”
Justification #6: In recognizing same-sex couples, we now use gender-neutral language acknowledging that a question or a statement on a form could refer to two same-sex individuals in a marriage
Change #7: In Question 12.C, we are changing language:
From: “Since you lived together (MAN’S NAME)”
To: “Your name since you lived together”
Justification #7: In recognizing same-sex couples, we now use gender-neutral language acknowledging that a question or a statement on a form could refer to two same-sex individuals in a marriage.
Change #8: In Question 12.D, we are changing language:
From: “Since you lived together (WOMAN’S NAME)”
To: “The person’s name since you lived together”
Justification #8: In recognizing same-sex couples, we now use gender-neutral language acknowledging that a question or a statement on a form could refer to two same-sex individuals in a marriage.
Change #9: In Question 13, in the chart, we are revising the question:
From: “HUSBAND/ WIFE”
To: “Spouse”
Justification #9: In recognizing same-sex couples, we now use gender-neutral language acknowledging that a question or a statement on a form could refer to two same-sex individuals in a marriage.
Change #10: In Question 16, we are changing the question:
From: “How was mail addressed to you?”
To: “How was mail addressed to you and the other person with whom you were living?”
Justification #10: In recognizing same-sex couples, we now use gender-neutral language acknowledging that a question or a statement on a form could refer to two same-sex individuals in a marriage.
Change #11: In Question 19, we are adding the following headings to the chart:
“Name” in the first column
“Address” in the second column
“Relationship” in the third column.
Justification #11: We are making this change to be consistent with headings on the charts throughout the form.
Change #12: In Question 21.A, we are revising the language:
From: “Did you ever live with any other person as Husband and Wife?”
To: “Did you ever live with any other person as spouses?”
Justification #12: In recognizing same-sex couples, we now use gender-neutral language acknowledging that a question or a statement on a form could refer to two same-sex individuals in a marriage.
Change #13: In Question 22.A, we are revising the language:
From: “Did the person named in Item 3 ever live with anyone else as Husband and Wife?”
To: “Did the person named in Item 3 ever live with anyone else as Spouses?”
Justification #13: In recognizing same-sex couples, we now use gender-neutral language acknowledging that a question or a statement on a form could refer to two same-sex individuals in a marriage.
| File Type | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document |
| File Title | ADDENDUM TO SUPPORTING STATEMENT |
| Author | Naomi |
| File Modified | 0000-00-00 |
| File Created | 2021-01-21 |