My ex just passed away this week. He was disabled and was paying child support thru his Social Security payments for my 11 year old son. I am disabled as well, so my son gets a Social Security check based on my work record. Can someone explain the process now that the other parent is deceased? Will my son be able to get a check from his dad's Social Security now that he's deceased? Or will his support check from his dad's disability just stop. I am so confused right now. I plan to go to Social Security as soon as possible. I just wondered if anyone had similar experiences.
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Only the SSA can correctly answer your question. You can contact the office by phone and also schedule an appointment in an office near you.
Thanks for your reply. As stated before I was just wondering if someone else had similar experience
Thanks for your reply. As stated before I was just wondering if someone else had similar experience
My dad was killed when I was 11, and SS paid benefits until I was 25..I was in college and they paid until my 25th birthday.. hope this helps..
Did u have to move out? Or just remain in school?
Unfortunately, now that his father is deceased they will no longer pay child support payments from his disability benefits. They will determine if and how much your son would be eligible for under survivors benefits.
DCA is correct that only the SSA can give you correct answers as it would be rare that any 2 cases would have the same results.
I do not believe that your child can receive two checks so they will probably give you whichever SS account will give you the highest benefit.
Be sure to take all legal papers with you and go as soon as possible as all of these changes take time to process.
My son was only 10 when his father passed away 4 years ago. I had just been declared disabled 6 months prior to that and at that time my son was receiving a check off of my disability benefits. After his father passed I had to make an appointment at my local Social Security Office. At that appointment they required a ton of paperwork and legal documentation. Once they determined that he was eligible they looked up how much my son would receive in survivors benefits from his father's social security. They then compared that with how much he was receiving from my disability benefits and whichever amount was the highest is the one he got. Your child can only receive benefits from one parent at a time regardless of the situation. Also, there are several "qualifications" that have to be met in order for a child to receive survivors benefits from a deceased parent.
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