Posts Tagged ‘Children’s Benefits | Children’s SSI’

I was asked to address some of the issues parents should consider when deciding whether to start an application for Social Security disability benefits (typically children’s Supplemental Security Income – SSI – benefits) for their disabled child.
Many parents worry that if their child receives Social Security disability benefits, they will be labeled as “disabled,” and [...]

I was recently asked this question:
My Ex is getting Social Security disability benefits.  I have custody of our kids.  Can my kids get any benefits because of my ex’s disability?
Perhaps, but you have to meet several requirements:

The disabled parent must be receiving Title 2 Social Security Disability benefits. If the parent is receiving Title 16 SSI [...]

One of the best tips I can give about building a child’s Social Security (Supplemental Security Income) case is to hold on to any disciplinary report, office notes, write ups, teachers notes, detention or suspension notices, etc.
This includes notes for:

Talking out of turn
Not following instructions
Not sitting down
Fighting
Yelling
Being disruptive 
Cursing
Throwing things

These documents are an important source of [...]

A child may be entitled to receive Social Security child’s benefits if a parent dies. These are called survivor’s benefits.  
However, under Social Security Regulations (20 CFR 404.352), the entitlement to child’s benefits may end for any of the following reasons.

Children can be entitled to receive Social Security child’s benefits if the deceased parent was fully insured by Social Security and if they meet 5 tests:

The child is the insured person’s child. See §§404.355 through 404.359;
The child is dependent on the insured. See §§404.360 through 404.365;
The child applies for benefits;
The child is [...]

Survivors’ benefits are a type of Social Security benefits paid to surviving family members when someone dies.  This may include benefits paid to the widow(er), parents or children.
In my experience, not a lot of attorneys take survivors’ benefits cases so it is difficult to get your questions answered:

Am I, or my children, eligible for survivors’ [...]