alt.social-security-disability

On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:31:03 -0400, "Jim" wrote:

> Hi Jack,
> The issue is that MY children receive their mother's max, and I became
>disabled and THEY were not able to collect from my record, only me. But now,
>I have remarried and have a stepchild whom I must support. SSA tells me that
>because my wife has a child that is not mine, that SHE can now collect the
>additional up to MY max. It sounds terribly complicated, but reasonable.
>After all, we do live in an age where the gubmint is trying to buy our
>affections by showering us with largesse......

/OP_Home/handbook/ /

While your natural children are presumed dependent upon you (if not
adopted by someone else), a stepchild must have received 1/2 of his
support from you at certain times:

337. When A Child Must Be Dependent Upon Insured Parent

(...)

A. If the worker is entitled to disability insurance benefits the
child must be dependent at one of the following points:

1. The beginning of the worker's period of disability;

2. . The time the worker last became entitled to disability insurance
benefits; or

3. The time the application for child's insurance benefits is filed;

(...)
________

Your 2nd wife is entitled to spouse's bens. if she has this child in
her care. In addition to meeting the requirements of a spouse, her
benefits start after she has been married a year.


>"Jack" wrote in message
>news: @ ...
>>
>>
>> Yes, there is a provision called the "combined family maximum" in
>> which the combined maxes can be used under certain circumstances to
>> pay childhood benefits. Many moons have gone by since I was involved
>> with benefit computations, and I no longer have the energy to try to
>> interpret the current POMS. But if anyone's interested, here're two
>> starting points:
>>
>> https:// /apps10/ /lnx/0300615770!opendocument
>>
>> RS Simultaneous Entitlement of Children on More Than One SSN
>> _______
>>
>> https:// /apps10/ /lnx/0300615772!opendocument
>>
>> RS Determining the SSN Upon Which Benefits Will Be Paid
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