SS Survivor Benefits
I had a child and the father or my child is deceased, she was born after his death. I applied for SS in the state od Md and was informed that she was not eligible. Is this true?
Re: SS Survivor Benefits
Maybe. A child can get benefits if he or she is a biological child, adopted child or dependent stepchild.
You will need to prove that the child is the biological child of the deceased.
To get benefits, a child must have:
A parent who died after having worked long enough in a job where he or she paid Social Security taxes.
So if the deceased father did not work and pay SS taxes, (or did not work & pay in enought)there is no benefit available.
Also, the child also must be:
Unmarried;
Younger than 18;
18-19 years old and a full-time student (no higher than grade 12); or 18 or older and disabled. (The disability must have started before age 22.)
