Comments on: Will Child be Eligible for Dependent’s Benefits When “Out of the Picture” Father is Approved

By: Patricia

Patricia — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 22:40:44 +0000

I have a four year old son and his father pasted away this year. His father never worked hardley but before his death he was reciving ssi. Can my son still get benifits even though his father didn’t pay much in?

By: ELizabeth

ELizabeth — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:46:05 +0000

my question is difficult for me, I went to court for custody and my ex (kid’s dad) receives social security benefits (survivor’s benefits) from his dead father and the judge told me to apply for benefits for our 2 kids can they receive those benefits? I was not sure if it’s possible. He originally applied for himself but they told him that he was getting death benefits because he would get more money through his father who has past away. Can you please help me out with this?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:18:24 +0000

I currently receive SSDI benefits my wife and I are childless but she wants to adopt a child to assist her with me will the adoptive child be eligible to recieve my auxiliary benefits?

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:32:41 +0000

My husband filed for ssdi. We received a letter in the mail that he does not have to pay child support anymore for his other two kids. Does this mean his other 2 kids will receive auxillary benefits? If so Is my son also eligible even though we live with my husband?

By: jamie mann

jamie mann — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:30:01 +0000

@Manuela Luger: Iam in the exact same position. Where do you start? he has never given me a penny for my son. he live in Florida, and is useless in doing anything.

By: Amanda Carter

Amanda Carter — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:01:30 +0000

I am not really sure where to start here so i will just explain as best as possible. I have just been approved for my SSDI after a pending case for 2 years, i have 4 children and an unborn, my ex wife has been told that the benefits for each child will be $110 monthly i have been drawing $776/mon. LTD for 2 yrs and the child support i was ordered to pay was $50/mon, when i told her that the checks should start soon she said that she is hiring a lawyer because she feels that the court ordered $50/mon was not enough and that SSD should go back and pay her MORE money for the 2 yrs she got the $50, she has even threatened me by saying she is going to ask the court for HALF of MY SSDI backpay even though my son will receive $1800 for backpay, she says that the court will give her half of my backpay, the $110/mon benefits AND the $50+/mon for child support. Is there anyway she can do this, i am under the impression that the $110 will satisfy the child support obligation and then some since the SSDI payments will be more than the ordered child support and my pay will only be $180 more per month than the last 2 yrs, can she get half of MY backpay as well as the other 2 checks per month or is she just trying this since she is very greedy and uses the money she gets now for herself and not for our child, also, is there a way that i can setup my sons account in my name and distribute the benefits so that his mother can’t use them for herself, i have been advised that if she does not cooperate i can remove my son from the SSDI benefits until things have settled down, and the re-add him. Please help me so that i know what i am dealing with here. Thank you so very much and i am sorry that this is such a long question.

By: Billy

Billy — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:07:13 +0000

I have a question…can my son who has down syndrome receive a SS benefits? I am 46 years of age and my son is 6 years old. I have been working for the past 30 years and have enough credits with SS. Thanks

By: Herring Kimberley

Herring Kimberley — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:53:21 +0000

I have a 5yearold son and I’m on S.S.I. and his dad dosnot pay he realiz on me and my parents to provid for him but mostly he realiz on me .if i where to get married can he drow from my S.S.I. or will I have to go to work for the first time in my life.

By: CGattens

CGattens — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:32:03 +0000

Hello, One day I received a phone call, out of the blue, from SSA requesting that I answer some questions to file a claim for my daughter so that she could begin receiving an Auxillary Child Benefit. I didn’t call them, they called me! As it turned out, my ex boyfriend applied for SSI because he turned 65. He refused to tell SSA about his daughter so they contacted me. That was nice. However he quit paying child support. My attorney filed for a modification of child support and discovery of documents which my ex never produced. The court ordered him to produce discovery with in 20 days of the date a hearing will be set. The Court never set the modification date and closed the case. There is still an existing court order requiring him to pay. He has not paid since October 2008. SSA told me that my daughter’s benefit is not a disability benefit and should not take the place of child support. The child support enforcement agency just filed a motion December 1, 2009 to suspend child support and requested a hearing. Since the court order is still in effect, shouldn’t he have to pay? Also, when this goes to court, shouldn’t the judge make him pay up to the hearing date before releasing him of his obligation? He has had no visitation rights since April 2006. In February 2010 I will have to pay approximately $6000.00 for braces for my daughter. I have her enrolled in medical assistance because I cannot afford insurance. Due to his nonpayment of support, I filed for bankruptcy in November 08. I am barely making it. Not enough money to set aside for emergencies but am able to get by. Kassin Vs Kassin was an interesting case I’d like to learn more about it. I suppose I could live without his support but why make his daughter go without? Again, have you ever heard of a case similar to mine? Do I have a snowballs chance in hell to atleast get the rearages?
Thank you.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:43:23 +0000

My ex-husband has recently filed for disability. We have a 10 year daughter that he says will receive a check as well, if he is approved. I have sole custody of our daughter. He says that he is going to put her check in savings until she turns eighteen to pay for college. He lives in Alabama and we live in Georgia and I know the laws are probably different. My concern is that she’ll never see any of the money. What can I do to ensure that she actually receives the checks?