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Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Registered: 5-2004

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Posted on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 5:46 am:   
I am sorry about your problems and respect your efforts to help.

As far as the Social Security benefits are concerned, the Administration is inclined, in the long run, to give the benefit check to the person with actual custody, that is the person who has the child in his or her house, provided that person is a responsible one. You should try to get this set up, and if you have problems, try legal aid or maybe a private lawyer.

As far as the legal right to custody, I am no expert; that is a Family Law question, probably of NY, but possibly of SC. Check with a lawyer or legal aid in one place or both.

Be sure to check to see whether the child might be entitled to benefits on her mother's record, since she is deceased. The mother would have to have worked a certain amount.

Take care and good luck.

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