Your Childrens Benefits Under Your Social Security Account
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Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 Time: 4:23 AM
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Children can receive benefits if they are:
• Single, • Under 18 years of age, • Or are between 18 and 19 years of age, but still a full time student in elementary or secondary school, • Or, over the age of 18 and disabled before the age of 22.
Q: But, will my children receive social security benefits even if they do not live with me?
If your children do not live with you, their ability to obtain benefits will depend on the specific relationship you share with them. In order to be eligible for social security benefits, your child must depend on you financially. Whether they live with you or not, your child will automatically be considered your financial dependent if you share any of the following relationships with them:
• The child is your legitimate, natural child • The child is your legally adopted child • He or she is your natural but illegitimate child for whom a judge has issued a determination of support, or for whom you make regular financial contributions.
If a court has not officially made a determination of support for a recognized natural child that does not live with you, you can show that childs financial dependency upon you by providing:
• Paperwork showing that your child is qualifies as your dependant in other state and federal programs • Previous tax returns in which you claimed the child as a dependent • Records that you made periodic payments for the child • Other proofs
In the case of a stepchild, however, the child is considered financially dependent on you (and therefore eligible for benefits) only if he or she lives with you in a parent child relationship. Generally, your spouses legitimate natural child, legally adopted child, or illegitimate natural child will be considered a step child. This step child will remain eligible for benefits after the death of or divorce from their natural parent (your spouse), as long as the child continues to live with you in a regular parent and child relationship.
In any of the above child parent relationships, you can give evidence of the status of your relationship with your child. If you choose, you can also provide proof that you do not live with or contribute financially to the support of your child. If you do this, you child will not be entitled to social security benefits under your account.
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