joint processing
Social Security Administration (SSA) offices accept applications from people who want to apply for food stamps (FS) when everyone applying together receives or is applying for Supplemental Security Income (SSI). The applicant(s) must
not: already receive FS; have applied for FS in the past 30 days; and have a pending FS application. This is called joint processing. For joint processing applications, the application date is the date the SSA office received
the FS application.
joint tenancy
Property held by 2 or more persons under which, as each tenant dies, their interest passes to the survivor(s). Ultimately the property is owned by the last survivor.
judgment
An official decision made by a court.
