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alex richardson
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, April 02, 2001 - 12:26 pm: | 
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I reicive both s.s.i and social sercurity my girlfriend is pregnent,we are not merried.how will this affect my benifits.
Reply by Paul
Probably not at all. If you have a child and are drawing Social
Security Disability, that child can also draw a small check; but the
total of your checks cannot exceed your family maximum. And, as a
practical matter, if you are drawing SSI, that means your Social
Security check is small; and when it is, your family maximum is often
very small, too. But after the child is born, please do go apply for
benefits for the child, to be sure. |
Tanya Spaulding
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 16, 2001 - 10:29 pm: |
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I
am disabled and I am on SSI. I am about to loose state aid for my kids
because I am sending them to private school. Is there any benefits that
my children are entitled to from SSI because I am disabled?
Reply by Paul I am sorry; no. Only for Social Security Disability. |
Lynn Holland
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, October 06, 2001 - 10:09 am: |
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I am married and my ex-husband has applied for welfare, I have applied
for SSI as well and must file a new claim. My question is, are my
husband's step-children entitled to a check (they are my children.) |
g.m.tyner
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, November 03, 2001 - 1:11 pm: |
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I just recieved my lump sum check and my award notification for soc sec
disability, but I heard nothing about my children on what and when they
would recieve a check. Any answers? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, November 10, 2001 - 8:39 am: |
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Usually,
to get a check for the children of the disabled, the person who wants
to receive that check needs to go down to the local office and file for
the dependant, after the favorable decison. A few months later that the
child's representative should get a check, if the child is otherwise
entitled.
He should be entitled if his disabled or retired
parent is qualified for Social Security Disability or Retirement on his
or her own record, and if the disabled person's earnings were large
enough.
Usually the appropriate person to go is the person
who has custody of the child. There are exceptions. For example, there
are some people who give good care, but cannot handle money. |
PIPER
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 9:41 pm: |
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SORRY
IF THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED BUT I NEED ANSWERS. I BECAME
DISABLED AFTER A CAR WRECK WHEN I WAS 16. I HAVE NEVER WORKED THEREFORE
I HAVE NOTHING IN SOCIAL SECURITY. I AM ON SSI AND I AM A SINGLE MOTHER
OF 1. IS MY DAUGHTER ENTITLED TO A CHECK? WE LIVE OFF OF MY 1 CHECK AND
I NEED HELP!!!! I LIVE IN NEW MEXICO AND CAN'T GET ANY ANSWERS. THANK
YOU SO MUCH..
PIPER@INTIMATEFIRE.COM
Reply by Paul
I am sorry; there is no check for children of the disabled under the
SSI program; there is under the Social Security program. But you have
to have worked to qualify for Social Security under your own record.
Take care. |
Diana Lott
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 19, 2002 - 8:50 pm: |
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I have a friend that lives in Georgia,, She has 3 small children &
the father of the children draws S.S.I. She was never married to their
father & He doesnt live in there house.. My question is why isnt
she able to get a check for her children? He was suppose to pay child
support before he started getting his check. |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2002 - 5:02 am: |
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There are two disability programs that the Social Security
Administration administers. Under the Social Security Disability
program, the minor child of a disabled worker, or the child who is 19
and going full time to high school, gets a benefit check that is a
certain percentage of the worker's check.
Under the SSI
program, which is for people who have little income or resorces, and
who have not worked enough to qualify for enough Social Security
Disability to get by, there is no check that is payable to the child.
Two
things you might check on for her: one, many people who think they are
drawing SSI are actually drawing Social Security Disability. To be
sure, your friend might go to the local office of the Administration
and ask. Don't trust him to tell you!
Second, there is a
possibility that in some states a disabled individual who is drawing
SSI might be ordered to pay child support. I cannot say whether or not
this might be so in Georgia.
Both of these approaches are difficult.
Take care and good luck. |
ginasteele
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 02, 2002 - 5:41 pm: |
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My ex-husband lives in West Virginia and is on Social security for a
mental disability, he is only 35 and has worked very little before we
have an 11 year old son and I live in North Carolina, since my son has
had the same problems in school that his father has had can he receive
a check under his father for the same thing? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, May 04, 2002 - 7:50 am: |
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Gina, let me ask your question two different ways and give two answers:
If
a man is disabled, can his child also draw a check? Answer: If the
father has had enough earnings to qualify for Social Security
Disability, and if the child can establish paternity and actual or
presumed dependency, yes he can. You ought to file at the local office;
if there is some problem, they will let you know. If there is a problem
talk to an attorney.
Question two: If the child is also
disabled, can he draw a check? Perhaps he can draw SSI if his
impairment is severe enough and if his family income is not too high. |
Shwn Warr
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, July 04, 2002 - 5:08 pm: |
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Can he children of a deceased SSI parent recieved benefits. How and what do I have to do? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 17, 2002 - 5:55 am: |
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The answer to this question is, sort of, may be. If a parent is
deceased, the person responsible for the child should contact the
Administration. There are often benefits available for that child, if
the parent has worked enough.
But this would not be because he drew SSI; it would be because he is deceased. |
betty ward
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 28, 2002 - 7:58 pm: |
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If you were to receive a lump sum from an accident and declared
permantely disabled,will your social secuirty check be less and , and
if you are divorced will your dependent child's support be taken out of
your check or will she receive a separate social security check? |
gina steele
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, October 16, 2002 - 6:54 pm: |
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My son is 12 years old. Since he was about 4 years old he has had
problems with understanding and tics. All through school he has had
learning disabilities and has been in special education classes since
1st grade. He is now in the 7th and they think he may have aspergers
syndrome and tourettes syndrome. His father, which I am currently
divorced from, also had these problems all his life and was also in
special education classes throughout school. He is now receiving social
security disablity benefits for these conditions. I was wondering if my
son is medically evaluated with the aspergers and tourettes syndromes
and since his father is already receiving benefits, can my son be
signed up for them also? Should he be signed up under his father or by
himself? Will it affect his chances since we are currently divorced and
I am remarried? Is aspergers and tourettes cause for disablement? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 02, 2002 - 6:01 am: |
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They certainly can be a basis for disability. It depends on their severity.
If
your son's father is drawing Social Security Disability benefits, his
minor son might be entitled to a check whether he is disabled or not.
If
your son's father is drawing SSI or a very low Social Security
disability check, or if he was born outside marriage and was never
dependent on his father, or in several other circumstances, he might
not be able to draw a check base on his father's record.
If your son is in fact disabled, and the family income is low enough, he might be able to qualify for SSI.
Of course you know what I say about hiring an attorney. |
royjon simpson
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, October 16, 2002 - 6:41 pm: |
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I BEEN DRAWING DISABILITY SINCE 1999 WHEN I STARTED RECEIVING MY CHECK
MY WIFE AND 9 YEAR OLD SON WAS NOT INCLUDED. THEN IN JUNE 2002 MY WIFE
AND CHILD STARTED TO RECIVE A CHECK AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE DUE BACK
PAY. MY QUESTION IS WHY DID IT TAKE SO LONG AND NOW THAT IT HAVE BEEN
RECTIFIED WHY WE HAVENT GOT THEIR BACK PAYMENTS THIS IS OCTOBER. THEY
ALWAYS TELL MY WIFE ITS AT THE PAYMENT CENTER. THANKS FOR ANY IDEAS
ROYJON SIMPSON |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 06, 2002 - 5:41 am: |
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RoyJohn, you probably did not get benefits for your family because you
did not go down to the local Social Security office right after you got
your check to ask for benefits for them. It is important to do this.
It often takes several months after you ask to get a lump sum check.
If
they it takes longer than that, you can try two things: You can contact
your congressman or senator; that often helps speed up things. If that
doesn't work, you can hire a lawyer to bring what is called a mandamus
to order the benefits paid.
It is easier to bring a mandamus action if you can prove that you contacted them several times.
Take care and good luck. |
Melisa
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 8:55 am: |
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My mother and father are divorced, and when I was a child, my mother
began receiving SS disability payments in my name from my father's
disability. This year, my tax return was applied against an outstanding
debt of $8,000 because SS determined my father is not actually
disabled. I never received a dime of this money, and was still a minor
when the last payment was received by my mother. Also, this debt is
over 12 years old and I have never heard anything about it until now. I
have filed my taxes every year and have gotten a refund each year. Am I
liable for my parent's overpayments that they put in my name? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 08, 2003 - 6:48 am: |
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I hate to admit that I do not know the answer to that question. You
must get a local attorney. Sorry; if anyone knows the answer, please
post.
It certainly does not seem fair; but I know that the
Administration claims the right to recover overpayments from family in
certain situations. Whether they can legally do so is another question.
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Rob White
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, April 05, 2003 - 3:32 pm: |
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There are alot of "might be" and "should be" answers floating around.
Hypothetically, I was just approved for SSDI and am awaiting my
back-pay. How do I know if my two sons are eligible for benefits under
me. How much would I have had to contribute? Or is that even what
determines their eligibility? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, April 18, 2003 - 6:21 am: |
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Yup, a definite answer usually requires a series of questions and answers, because the subject is so complex.
Take
your papers down to the local office and ask for children's benefits.
If they live with someone else, usually the SSA prefers to pay the
custodian, though that is not a hard and fast rule.
For your
kids to draw, you need to have earned enough to have a substantial
check yourself, and they need to be under 18, or under 19 and going to
high school.
Your kids need to have been dependant on you.
But they are presumed dependant on you if you are married to their mom
and living with them. There is a lot more to the dependency question. |
bri
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 4:10 pm: |
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My son's father was killed,and he was only 19 years old.He didn't live
long enouph to work hard,and pay in the quarters that they say you
need.What about us.I think we deserve something,if he was living I
could get childsuport. |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 8:09 pm: |
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You should get his earnings record and take it to an attorney to
review. At 19, it takes very little work to earn enough quarters, or
credits, for your son to be eligible. |
margo
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 7:28 am: |
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i ma wondering if i recieve a ssi check can my under age children also
recieve one also due to my disability i cant get anyone to help i
havent been okd to recieve it yet i applied 6 months ago help san
antonio tx |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 8:33 pm: |
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You cannot get a check for your child if you get SSI. You can often do so if you get a Social Security Disability check. |
Kathleen Krone
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 - 10:10 am: |
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My husband was approved in May for social security disabilty and as of
yet we have not recieved any thing but I have two questions. My husband
pays child support ( will this child recieve a check in loo of child
support?). The second question is will my husband or this child recieve
any medical with this disability program?I am trying to see if I need
to purchase some insurance on this child. Thank you for any info on
this subject. |
tej
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 09, 2003 - 11:55 pm: |
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I'm in the middle of a divorce.My soon to be ex-husband received social
security last march along with my two children.He owed me child support
money before he filed.My question is can the money the children
received in back pay be deducted from the child support he owed me
before he filed for social security? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 7:37 am: |
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That is hard to say. It is not a Social Secuirty question. It is a
family law question, and depends on what the family court judge in your
state would say. Often credit is given. |
Betty Rollins
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 24, 2003 - 3:47 pm: |
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I have been married to a man since 1998,he became
disabled
in 1999. I have 2 children,these are not his children.We are now
separated and he finally got approved for social security disability.
Are my children entitled to a check? |
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