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Child Benefits
May 12, 2023
Will My Friend Still Draw The Same Amount When Her Oldest Child Turns Age 18?
April 4, 2023
How Can I Determine If An Error Was Made When It Was Determined That My Daughter Doesn't Meet The Support Requirement To Qualify For Benefits From Her Step-Father's Social Security?
March 29, 2023
How Will Benefits Be Affected When One Of The Children Drawing Benefits Turns 18?
March 22, 2023
Will Social Security Pay A Lump Sum Amount Retroactive To My Daughter's Birth Date?
March 11, 2023
When My Older Child Stops Getting Benefits Will My Younger Child's Benefit Amount Increase Or Stay The Same?
February 17, 2023
Wouldn't My Son Be Eligible For Benefits Under Both My Record And His Deceased Father's Record?
January 11, 2023
Can A Grandparent With Custody Of Their Grandchild File For Child And Child In Care Benefits?
December 14, 2022
Is My Child Entitled To Retroactive SSDI Benefits In Addition To Survivor Benefits?
September 1, 2022
Since My Son Didn't Turn Age 18 Until August 24th, Will He Receive His Last Survivor Check In September?
August 17, 2022
When My Oldest Son Stops Getting Child Benefits What Will Happen To His Portion Of The Benefits?
May 8, 2022
Will My Kids' Benefit Rate Increase When Their Siblings Stop Collecting Benefits?
April 21, 2022
Can The Children I'm Conservator For Collect Benefits From My Husband's Social Security Record?
March 13, 2022
Is It Correct That My Disabled Son Didn't Receive Any Benefits After My Husband Died?
March 6, 2022
Will My Child Be Able To Receive Child's Benefits On Both My Record And My Spouse's Record?
February 25, 2022
Will My Youngest Child Get Her Older Sister's Benefits When The Older Child Turns 18?
January 14, 2022
Does The Six Month Retroactivity Limit Also Apply To Dependent Child Benefits?
December 14, 2021
How Much Will My Client's Two Younger Children Receive When Their Older Sibling Turns 18?
October 29, 2021
Do I Have To Claim Benefits For Myself In Order For My Children To Draw Benefits?
October 18, 2021
Will My Daughter's Benefits Be Redistributed To My Son When She Turns 18?
August 2, 2021
When My Oldest Son Stops Getting Benefits Will His Benefit Be Redistributed To My Younger Two Children?
August 1, 2021
Will My Younger Child's Benefit Increase When The Oldest Child's Benefits Stop?
July 6, 2021
Will My Son's Benefit Rate Increase When His Half Brother Gets Too Old To Collect Benefits?
July 1, 2021
Do We Have To Adopt Our Grandchildren For Them To Be Eligible To Receive Benefits On My Record?
June 29, 2021
Is There A Chance That My Children Could Draw Social Security Even Though They're Illegitimate Children?
June 3, 2021
Will My Son Receive My Daughter's Portion Of My Deceased Husband's Benefit Now That She's Turned 18?
April 21, 2021
If The Oldest Of 3 Children Stop Getting Benefits, Should Their Benefit Be Split Between The Other 2 Children?
April 2, 2021
How Does Social Security Pay Child Benefits When Both Of Their Parents Are Getting Benefits?
March 10, 2021
Will The Survivor Benefit Amount From My Daughter's Record Be Split Between Her Two Children?
March 9, 2021
Can I Receive Benefits For My Eight Year Old Twins If I'm On Disability Insurance?
March 3, 2021
Can My Adopted Grandchild Restrict His Benefits To Just My Husband's Earnings Record?
December 3, 2020
Will My Youngest Children Split The Oldest Child's Benefit When He Turns 18?
November 15, 2020
Will The Child We Adopt In The Philippines Receive Benefits From His Father's Social Security?
October 6, 2020
Will The Total Benefit Amount Payable To My Children Stay The Same When The Oldest Two Are No Longer Eligible?
September 4, 2020
Can I Receive Benefits From My Deceased Parents As The Youngest Of Six Children?
August 19, 2020
Is It True That My Son's Benefit Can't Be Directly Deposited To A Joint Account?
August 3, 2020
Is It True That My Son Will Continue To Receive Benefits When He Attends College?
July 4, 2020
Are My Children Automatically Eligible For Benefits Off My Record If I Start Drawing?
July 1, 2020
Will My Younger Child's Benefit Rate Increase When My Older Child Stops Getting Benefits?
May 6, 2020
Will My Daughter's Benefits Go Up When Her Half Brother Stops Getting Benefits?
March 30, 2020
When One Of My Children's Benefits End Will The Other Child's Benefit Increase?
October 12, 2019
How Can I Establish That I Paid 50% Of My Grandchild's Support In The Year Before I Filed For Benefits?
February 25, 2019
Is It True That If I Marry My Girlfriend Her Children's Survivor Benefits Will Stop?
February 24, 2019
What Can I Do If Social Security Won't Process My Daughter's Benefit Using The Combined Max?
February 13, 2019
Is It True That This Mother And Child Could Both Get Benefits Before Age 62?
February 5, 2019
Will My Son's Benefits Go Up When His Father's Other Child Turns Age 18?
November 13, 2018
Can My Granddaughter Get Social Security If We Have Legal Guardianship Of Her?
August 23, 2018
Can You Confirm That My Daughter And I Could Draw Benefits If I File At Age 62 Regardless Of My Wife's Earnings?
September 15, 2019
Is There Any Financial Help We Could Receive For Raising Our Granddaughter?
September 5, 2019
Will My Granddaughter Be Entitled To Any Benefits After I Die If I Adopt Her?
August 16, 2019
How Much Can Our Daughter Receive If My Husband Applies For His Benefits?
About the Author
Laurence J. Kotlikoff
Laurence J. Kotlikoff is a William Fairfield Warren Professor and Professor of Economics at Boston University, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Econometric Society, and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Professor Kotlikoff received his B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1973 and his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University in 1977. Kotlikoff is the Director of the Fiscal Analysis Center.
A New York Times Bestselling author, he has written nineteen books and hundreds of professional articles and op-eds. He is a frequent television and radio guest. His columns have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, London Financial Times, the Boston Globe, Bloomberg, Forbes, Yahoo.com, Fortune, and other major publications. In 2014, The Economist named him one of the world's 25 most influential economists