I'm 17 years old with a 10 month old. My mom gets a check for my dad being dead. She isn't using it to take care of me. If I said something could I get that check and have it in my name? I don't attend school because I'm having financial problems with transportation and day care fees. I can't provide for my son and me and if I took that check from her I'd have money to take care of myself.
By Chelsea
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Aren't you receiving child support? You should be. You will have to talk to your local Social Security Office to find out the answer. But think about this when your mother was receiving a check, it was to help with your support. It wasn't to be handed over to you to spend as you wanted to. I know lots of single parents that manage to work, go to school, and some of them have to walk, pushing their little kids in strollers. It can be done.
You state you are now 17 and not in school because of child care and money problems.
*If you are not in school, (your mother) should not receive SS as you are considered able to support yourself; your child is not considered in any way in this requirement.
*If you are in school, SS will continue benefits until you are 18 or, in some cases, 19 if you must continue school to graduation at 19. Nothing further is paid for you or to you, in any way as SS considers you able to support yourself. Again your child is not considered in any way.
*In very few situations, the SS benefit will continue but only if you are unable to support yourself because of medical, psychiatric, and other problems. If your mother or you want to apply for this benefit, you will then undergo medical, psychiatric and other testing to be considered for any further benefits.
*So, at this point, as you are 17 and not in school, neither your mother nor you should be receiving this benefit. When you turn 18, the SS will automatically send information to your mother explaining that the benefit is ending because you are considered able to support yourself. The SS benefit is not paid for any college level education.
You should read and reread both previous responders answers as they are full of good information and advice.
Are you still living at home with your mother?
Help with transportation and free child care is available for those really seeking work - you may have to "stay with mom" or get a job or make the father pay child support or even all three.
None of these will be an easy road - but you chose this path on your own many months ago.
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