My daughter just passed away with 2 of her 4 children eligible for her Social Security benefits. Who files for the benefits and are those checks made out to the child or what? The father of the youngest son is out of state and will soon take him home with him. We don't want the father to benefit from these checks, but would like them to go to a trust for the boy. Please help.
By Carol A
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Call your local Social Security Office and set up an appointment to talk to them. They will know the details. From what I have always understood, the parent raising the child gets one check, because of the expense of raising the kid, and then there is one for the kid, but I could be wrong on that. Unless the father is fairly well to do, he might need the money to support the kid.
Your local Social Security office will answer all your questions. Each situation is different and only they will have the answers. Don't rely on outsiders to advise you as there are as many opinions as there are questions.
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