Old Age and Survivor's Insurance

Child's Insurance Benefits

Table of Contents

SSR 60-1. Child Married and Divorced Before Filing Effective Application

SSR 61-18. Effective Date of Adoption Where Adopting Parent Dies After Interlocutory Decree But Before Final Decree

SSR 61-30. Irrevocable Surrender of Child to Person Who Agrees to Raise Child

SSR 61-52. Change of Circumstances Shortly Before Worker's Death

SSR 61-64. Legitimation of Child by Intermarriage of Parents

SSR 62-53. Relationship — Effective Date of Legitimation of Child by Intermarriage of Parents

SSR 63-15: Section 202(d). — Termination of Entitlement to Child's Insurance Benefits — Attainment of Age 18

SSR 63-28: Sections 202(d), 216(e), and 216(h)(2)(A). — Relationship — Adopted Child's Rights of Inheritance from Natural Parent

SSR 65-18: Section 202(d). — Child's Insurance Benefits — Legal Adoption Instituted by Worker in or Before Month Period of Disability Began

SSR 65-20c: Sections 202(d)(1), 216(e), and 216(h)(2). — Definition of "Child" — Equitable Adoption

SSR 65-35: Section 202(d). — Child's Insurance Benefits — Legal Adoption by Claimant Entitled to Disability Insurance Benefits

SSR 65-36c: Sections 202(d) and 216(h)(2)(A). — Relationship — Legitimation Under California Law

SSR 65-51: Sections 202(d) and 205(a). — Finality of Decision — Reopening on Basis of New and Material Evidence — Good Cause

SSR 66-2: Sections 202(d), 216(e), and 216(h)(2)(A). — Relationship — Adopted Child's Right of Inheritance from Natural Father — Dependency Requirement

SSR 66-14: Section 202(d). — Child's Insurance Benefits — Dependency Requirement for Child Adopted by Disability Insurance Beneficiary

SSR 66-43: Sections 202(d), 216(e) and (h). — Relationship — Adoption of Adult by Surviving Spouse After Worker's Death

SSR 66-46: Sections 202(d), 216(e), and 216(h)(2). — Child's Insurance Benefits — ILLegitimacy and Acknowledgement or Recognition — Puerto Rico

SSR 66-47: Sections 202(d)(1) and 216(h)(3)(C). — Child's Insurance Benefits — Status of Illegitimate Child Under 1965 Amendments — "Acknowledgment in Writing"

SSR 67-3: Section 202(d). — Child's Insurance Benefits — Dependency of Child Adopted by Old-Age Insurance Beneficiary

SSR 67-22: Sections 202(d) and 205(a). — Finality of Decision — Reopening on Basis of New and Material Evidence — Good Cause

SSR 67-32c: Sections 202(d)(1), 216(e), and 216(h)(2)(A). — Child's Insurance Benefits — Effect of State Court Order of Paternity on Secretary's Determination of Status of Child

SSR 67-33: Section 202(d). — Child's Insurance Benefits — Reentitlement Between Ages 18-22 Following Marriage and Divorce

SSR 67-49: Section 202(d). — Child's Insurance Benefits — "Full-Time Student" — Student Paid While Attending Technical School

SSR 67-51: Section 202(d)(8)(C). — Child's Insurance Benefits — "Full-Time Student" — Foreign School as "Educational Institution"

SSR 67-59: Sections 202(d)(1) and 216(h)(3)(C). — Child's Insurance Benefits — Status of Illegitimate Child Under 1965 Amendments — "Court Order to Contribute"

SSR 67-60: Sections 202(d)(1) and 216(h)(3)(C). — Child's Insurance Benefits — Status of Illegitimate Child Under 1965 Amendments — Contributions Toward Support

SSR 68-3: Section 202(d).—Child's Insurance Benefits-Full-Time Student—Enrollee Under Manpower Development and Training Act (Rescinded)

SSR 68-14: Section 202(d)(7). — Child's Insurance Benefits — Full-Time Student — Simultaneous Attendance at Two Educational Institutions

SSR 68-29: Sections 202(d)(1) and 216(h)(3)(C)(ii). — Child's Insurance Benefits — Entitlement of Illegitimate Child — Evidence of Relationship

SSR 68-30: Section 202(d)(9).—Child's Insurance Benefits— Dependency of Child Adopted by Old-Age Insurance Beneficiary (Rescinded)

SSR 68-43: Section 202(d)(7)(A).—Child's Insurance Benefits—Student Paid by Employer During Full-Time School Attendance—Army Student Nurse Program (Rescinded)

SSR 68-54: Sections 202(d)(1) and 216(h)(3)(C)(i)(I). — Relationship — Status of Illegitimate Child — OUT-OF-Court Settlement as "Acknowledgment in Writing"

SSR 68-55: Section 202(d)(8)(E).—Child's Insurance Benefits—Legal Adoption Beyond Required 24-Month Period—Required Participation by Child-Placement Agency (Rescinded)

SSR 68-56: Section 202(d)(8)(E).—Child's Insurance Benefits—Legal Adoption Beyond Required 24-Month Period—Required Participation by Child-Placement Agency (Rescinded)

SSR 68-68c: Sections 202(d)(1)(A) and 202(j)(1). — Application for Child's Benefits — Filing of Application as a Condition of Entitlement — Retroactive Effect

SSR 68-69: Section 202(d)(7)(B). — Child's Insurance Benefits — Duration of Period of Deemed Full-Time School Attendance

SSR 68-70a: Section 202(d)(9)(B).—Child's Insurance Benefits—Child Adopted After Individual's Entitlement to Old-Age Insurance Benefits—Dependency Requirements (Rescinded)

SSR 69-3: Sections 202(d)(1)(D) and 216(h)(3). — Relationship — Adoption of Illegitimate Child by Natural Father — Adoption as a Terminating Event

SSR 69-15: Sections 202(d)(1) and 216(h)(2)(a). — Relationship — Disavowal of Paternity of Child Previously Legitimated Under State Law

SSR 69-17: Section 202(d)(9). — Child's Insurance Benefits — Dependency of Child Adopted by Old-Age Insurance Beneficiary

SSR 69-55: Section 202(d)(1). — Stepchild Relationship — Child's Insurance Benefits — Termination of Entitlement

SSR 69-56: Sections 202(d)(1) and 216(h)(3)(C)(i)(II). — Child's Insurance Benefits — Status of Illegitimate Child — Court Decree of Paternity

SSR 70-53c: Sections 202(d)(9)(B). — Child's Insurance Benefits — Child Adopted After Worker's Entitlement to Old-Age Insurance Benefits — Dependency Requirements

SSR 71-1a: Sections 202(d)(1) and 202(d)(8) — Child's Insurance Benefits — Child Legally Adopted After Worker's Entitlement to Disability Insurance Benefits — Dependency Requirements

SSR 71-11c: Section 202(d)(1)(C) — Relationship — Dependency of Stepchild — "Change in Support" Situation — Validity of Regulation

SSR 71-41: Sections 202(d)(1)(D) and 216(h)(3). — Relationship — Adoption of a Child by Natural Mother and Her Spouse — Adoption as a Terminating Event

SSR 73-1c: Sections 202(d)(3) and 202(j) — (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(3) and 402(j)). — Applications — Retroactivity Following Change in Law — Child's Insurance Benefits

SSR 73-2: Sections 202(d)(3), 203(a)(3), and 216(h)(3) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(3), 403(a)(3), and 416(h)(3)). — Relationship — Legitimacy of Child — Acknowledgment Under State Law — California

SSR 73-18c: Section 202(d)(5) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(5)). — Disabled Child — Marriage to Old-Age Insurance Beneficiary Prior to Entitlement as Child

SSR 73-21c: Sections 202(d), 202(j)(1), 205(g) and 223(d) (42 U.S.C. 402(d), 402(j)(1), 405(g), and 423(d)). — Judicial Review — Disabled Child's Benefits — Appeal from Administration's Refusal to Reopen — Retroactivity of Application

SSR 73-26c: Section 202(d)(1) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)). — Child's Insurance Benefits — Stepchild — Termination of Entitlement

SSR 73-27: Sections 202(d)(3) and 216(h)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(3) and 416(h)(2)(A)). — Relationship — Adopted Child's Right of Inheritance from Natural Father — Dependency Requirement

SSR 73-52c: Sections 202(d)(1) and 216(h)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1) and 416(h)(2)(A)). — Relationship — Rebutting Presumption of Legitimacy of Child Born in Lawful Wedlock — Sterility of Alleged Father

SSR 74-2c: Sections 202(d)(1)(B) and 204(b) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)(B) and 404(b)). — Child's Insurance Benefits — Overpayment — Failure by Student to Report Earnings — Waiver of Recovery

SSR 74-9c: Sections 202(d)(1) and 224(a) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1) and 424(a)). — Disability — Reduction of Child's Insurance Benefits Upon Worker's Receipt of State Workmen's Compensation Payments — Constitutionality

SSR 74-16: Section 202(d)(8)(D)(ii)(III) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(8)(D)(ii)(III)). — Child's Insurance Benefits — Adoption of Grandchild — Amended Dependency Requirements

SSR 74-24: Section 202(d)(8)(D)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(8)(D)(ii)—Child's Insurance Benefits—Relationship—Definition of Child (Rescinded)

SSR 75-23: Section 202(d)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)(B)) — Child's Insurance Benefits — Requirement for Entitlement — Marriage Status at Time of Filing of Application

SSR 76-1c: Sections 202(d) and (g) and 205(a) (42 U.S.C. 402(d) and (g) and 405(a)) — Survivor's Insurance Benefits — Evidence of Death — Establishing Date of Death After Absence of Seven Years

SSR 76-2: Section 202(d) and 205(j) (42 U.S.C. 402(d) and 405(j)) — Applications — Filing for All Benefits

SSR 76-11a: Section 202(d) (42 U.S.C. 402(d))—Child's Insurance Benefits—Definition of Educational Institution (Rescinded)

SSR 76-19: Section 202(d)(7) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(7)) Child's Insurance Benefits — Student — Period of Nonattendance

SSR 76-20c: Sections 202(d) and 204(b) (42 U.S.C. 402(d) and 404(b)) — Child's Insurance Benefits — Overpayments — Child Over Age 18 No Longer Student

SSR 76-29: Section 202(d) (42 U.S.C. 402(d))—Child's Insurance Benefits—Felonious Homicide—Effect of Jurisdiction by Juvenile Court-Maine (Rescinded)

SSR 77-1c: Section 202(d)(1) and 216(e) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1) and 416(e)) — Child's Insurance Benefits — Stepchildren of Invalid Ceremonial Marriage

SSR 77-11: Section 202(d) and 216(h)(3)(C) (42 U.S.C. 402(d) and 416(h)(3)(C)) — Child's Insurance Benefits — Relationship — State Requirements and Evidence — California

SSR 77-24: Section 202(d) and 216(e) (42 U.S.C. 402(d) and 416(e)) — Child's Insurance Benefits — Legitimacy — Presumptions and Proof — Minnesota

SSR 78-10c: Sections 202(d)(1)(D) and 202(d)(5) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)(D) and 402(d)(5)) Child's Insurance Benefits — Termination — Marriage of Disabled Child to a Non-Beneficiary — Constitutionality

SSR 78-19c: Section 202(d)(1) and (d)(4), and 216(e) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1) and (d)(4), and 416(e)) — Child's Insurance Benefits — Definition of Stepchild — Dependency Upon Wage Earner While Natural Father Living

SSR 78-27: Sections 202(d) and 216(e) (42 U.S.C. 402(d) and 416(e)) Child's Insurance Benefits — Definition of Grandchild — Adoption After Wage Earner's Death by Surviving Spouse

SSR 79-1: Sections 202(d) and 205(a) (42 U.S.C. 402(d) and 405(a))—Child's Insurance Benefits—Effect of Final Conviction of Child Over Age 14 of Felonious and Intentional Homicide—Missouri (Rescinded)

SSR 79-2c: Sections 202(d)(1)(A) and 202(j)(1) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)(A) and 402(j)(1)) Applications — Filing Prerequisite to Entitlement — Retroactivity — Estoppel

SSR 79-13c: Section 202(d)(1) and (7) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1) and (7)) — Child's Insurance Benefits — Full-Time Student — Enrollment in Correspondence Course — Estoppel

SSR 79-22: Sections 202(d)(1) and (3) and 216(h)(3)(C) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1) and (3) and 416(h)(3)(C)) — Child's Insurance Benefits — Definition of Child — Acknowledgement in Writing

SSR 79-29c: Section 202(d)(6) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(6)) Child's Insurance Benefits — Reentitlement — Marriage as a Bar to Reentitlement — Constitutionality

SSR 79-35: Title II — Illegitimate Children Are Deemed Dependent If They Can Inherit Intestate Property from the Insured Parent

SSR 80-4c: Section 202(d)(1)(B)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)(B)(ii)) Childhood Disability Benefits — Requirements for Entitlement — Onset of Disability Prior to Age 22

SSR 80-13: Title II: Status of Illegitimate Children Under Maryland Inheritance Law Prior to January 1970

SSR 81-1c: Section 216(h)(3)(C)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(3)(C)(ii))—Child's Insurance Benefits—Entitlement of Illegitimate Child—Contributions to Support—A Ruling of Nonacquiescence (Rescinded)

SSR 81-10c: Sections 202(d), 202(g), 204(b), 216(e), and 216(h)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 402(d), 402(g), 404(b), 416(e), and 416(h)(2)(A)) Survivors Insurance Benefits — Legitimacy — Presumptions and Proof — South Carolina

SSR 81-11c: Section 202(d)(1) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)) Annulment of a Voidable Marriage — Reinstatement of Child's Insurance Benefits

SSR 83-36a: Section 202(d)(6) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(6)) Child's Insurance Benefits — Reentitlement — Marriage as a Bar to Reentitlement

SSR 83-37c: Sections 202(d) and 216(h)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 402(d) and 416(h)(2)(A)) Child's Insurance Benefits — Presumption of Legitimacy of Child Born During Wedlock — Effect of State Court's Determination of Legitimacy in Contested Divorce Case

SSR 83-38a: Sections 202(d) and 216(e) (42 U.S.C. 402(d) and 416(e)) Child's Insurance Benefits — Relationship — Definition of Child — Stepgrandchild

SSR 83-39a: Sections 202(d), 216(e), and 216(h)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 402(d), 416(e), and 416(h)(2)(A)) Child's Insurance Benefits — Dependency of Child Adopted After Worker's Entitlement to Old-Age Insurance Benefits — Estoppel — Reliance by Worker on Information from an Official Source

SSR 83-44c: Sections 202(d)(1)(D) and 204(a) and (b) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)(D) and 404(a) and (b)) Termination of Entitlement to Child's Insurance Benefits — Voidable Marriage Contracted in Texas — Effect of Annulment Granted in Arizona

SSR 84-1: Sections 202(d)(1) and (6) and 202(h)(1) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1) and (6) and 402(h)(1)) Annulment of a Voidable Marriage — Effect on Entitlement or Reentitlement to Benefits

SSR 84-3: Sections 202(d)(1) and 216(h)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1) and 416(h)(2)(A)) Relationship — Disavowal of Paternity of Child Previously Legitimated Under State Law

SSR 84-7c: Section 202(d)(1) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)) Child's Insurance Benefits — Entitlement — Validity of Marriage of Mentally Incompetent Individual — Illinois

SSR 84-15: Sections 202(d)(1) and 216(h)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1) and 416(h)(2)(A)) Child's Insurance Benefits — Oral Acknowledgment of Paternity — Indiana

SSR 85-5c: Sections 202(d)(1), 223(d)(1)(A) and (d)(4) (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1), 423(d)(1)(A) and (d)(4)) Disabled Child's Benefits — Determining Whether Work Is Substantial Gainful Activity — Averaging Earnings from Employment

SSR 86-16a: Sections 202(d)(3), 205(a), 216(h)(2)(A), and 216(h)(3)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(3), 405(a), 416(h)(2)(A), and 416(h)(3)(C)) Finality of Decision — New and Material Evidence of Paternity — Res Judicata

SSR 87-1c: Sections 202(d)(1)(C) and 202(d)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)(C) and 402(d)(4)) Child's Insurance Benefits — Stepchild — Dependency Requirement

SSR 88-5c: Sections 202(d)(1), 216(e), and 216(h)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1), 416(e), and 416(h)(2)(A)) Child's Insurance Benefits — Determination of Status of Child — Contract to Adopt — Texas

SSR 89-8c: Sections 202(d)(1), 202(g), and 216(h)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1), 402(g)(1), and 416(h)(2)(A)) Relationship — Presumption of Legitimacy of Child Born During Wedlock — Disavowal of Paternity — Louisiana

SSR 89-9c: Sections 202(d)(1) and (3), 216(e), 216(h)(2)(A), and 216(h)(3)(C)(i)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1) and (3), 416(e), 416(h)(2)(A), and 416(h)(3)(C)(i)(I)) Relationship — Child Born Outside of Wedlock — Inheritance from Father — South Dakota — Written Acknowledgment

SSR 91-6: Sections 202(d)(1) and 216(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1) and 416(e)(1)) Child's Insurance Benefits — Effect of a Second Adoption on an Adopted Child's Continued Entitlement to Benefits — West Virginia

SSR 93-3: Sections 202(d) and 205(i) and (j) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d) and 405(i) and (j)) Disappearance of a Child Beneficiary — Restriction Against Payment to a Missing Beneficiary

SSR 06-02p: Title II: Adjudicating Child Relationship Under Section 216(h)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act When Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Test Shows Sibling Relationship Between Claimant and a Child of the Worker Who Is Entitled Under Section 216(h)(3) of the Social Security Act


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