In 2002, California became the first state to enact a paid family leave act, allowing employees to take six weeks' leave and up to 55% of their weekly wages, with a benefit cap, to care for a newborn or newly adopted child.
Recipients help one another with things such as childcare, job training, career guidance and transportation, growing the "web of benefit" community exponentially.
It also say that "underlying all of the events that took place is the consequence that the child of A was not able to continue to benefit from the services offered by the care home".
If you take your spousal benefit early, you will be deemed to be taking your retirement benefit as well with one exception if you have a dependent child in your care.