Old Age and Survivor's Insurance

Family Relationships

Table of Contents

SSR 60-9. Status of Child in the Womb

SSR 61-8. Validity of Divorce Obtained Outside of State

SSR 61-9. Validity of Common-Law Marriage Where Parties Intend Ceremonial Marriage in Future

SSR 61-63. Status of Child under Unfulfilled Contract to Adopt

SSR 61-65. Effect of Invalid Divorce Where Parties Are Estopped to Deny Its Validity

SSR 62-35. Relationship — Presumption of Legitimacy of Child Born After Death of Worker

SSR 62-36. Relationship — Continuation of Valid Marriage After Subsequent Bigamous Marriage

SSR 62-37. Relationship — Presumption of the Validity of the Last Marriage

SSR 62-47. Representation of Claimant By Counsel — Fees for Services (Rescinded September 14, 2018 by Federal Register Vol 83, No. 179, page 46771)

SSR 62-68. Relationship — Marriage After Mexican "Mail-Order" Divorce

SSR 63-20: Section 216(h). — Relationship — Validity of Marriage Between First Cousins

SSR 63-47: Section 216(b). — Relationship — Wife's Insurance Benefits

SSR 63-48 : Section 216(h)(1)(B). — Relationship — Tribal Custom Marriage — Defect in Procedure

SSR 63-49: Section 216(h)(1)(B). — Relationship — de Facto Marriage Resulting from Japanese "Custom Marriage"

SSR 63-50c: Sections 216(h)(2)(A) and 216(e). — Child's Benefits —Determination of Status of Child

SSR 64-27: Sections 216(e) and 216(h)(2)(A). — Child's Insurance Benefits — Determination of Status of Child

SSR 64-41: Section 216(h)(1). — Relationship — Validity of Divorce — Estoppel

SSR 64-42: Section 216(h)(2)(B). — Child's Insurance Benefits — Child of Invalid Ceremonial Marriage

SSR 65-11: Sections 216(e) and 216(h)(1). — Relationship — Definition of "Surviving Spouse" — Adoption of Child After Death of Worker

SSR 65-37: Section 216(e). — Relationship — Adoption of Child By Surviving Spouse After Worker's Death — Living in the Same Household

SSR 65-56: Section 216(h)(1). — Relationship — Validity of Decree of Annulment of Divorce

SSR 66-11: Section 216(e). — Relationship — Child of Spouse Conceived Outside of Marriage

SSR 66-12c: Section 216(h)(1)(A). — Relationship — Presumption of Continuation of Earlier Marriage and Presumption of Validity of Last Marriage

SSR 66-22c: Sections 216(e) and 216(h)(2). — Relationship — Validity of Nunc Pro Tunc Order of Adoption

SSR 66-33: Section 216(e). — Relationship of Child — Effective Date of Adoption Decree

SSR 66-34: Section 216(h). — Relationship — Validity of Underage Marriage

SSR 66-44: Section 216(h)(1)(B). — Relationship under the Deemed Marriage Provisions — Conversion from Wife's to Widow's Benefits — Spouse Not Living in Same Household at Time of Worker's Death

SSR 66-45: Sections 216(e) and 216(h)(2)(A). — Child's Insurance Benefits — Determination of Status of Child — Contract to Adopt

SSR 67-11: Sections 216(e) and 216(h)(2)(A). — Relationship — Presumption of Legitimacy of Child Born During Marriage — Evidence to Establish Nonaccess of Husband

SSR 67-25: Section 216(h). — Relationship — Validity of Marriage Prohibited By State Law

SSR 67-55: Section 216(d)(2). — Widow's Insurance Benefits — "Surviving Divorced Wife" — Duration and Continuity of Marriage

SSR 67-56: Section 216(h)(1)(A). — Marital Relationship — Applicability of State Antimiscegenation Statute

SSR 68-10c: Sections 205(g), 216(h)(2)(A), and 216(h)(3)(C).—Effect of State Ex Parte Determination on Findings of Secretary (Rescinded)

SSR 68-20: Section 216 (h)(1).—Relationship—Validity of Marriage Within Six Months of Divorce—Montana (Rescinded)

SSR 68-21: Section 216(h)(2)(A). — Relationship — Acknowledgment or Recognition of Parent — Puerto Rico

SSR 68-22: Section 216(h)(3)(C). — Relationship — Status of Illegitimate Posthumous Child

SSR 68-42a: Sections 202(d), 216(e), 216(h)(2)(A).— Relationship—Adopted Child's Right of Inheritance From Natural Father—Withdrawal and Refiling of Application (Rescinded)

SSR 68-49: Section 216(h)(3)(C). — Relationship — Illegitimate Child Having No Inheritance Rights in Estate of Deceased Mother

SSR 68-62: Section 216(h)(1)(A). — Relationship — Validity of Consanguineous Marriage — Nevada — Indiana

SSR 68-63: Section 216(h)(1)(B). — Relationship — Presumption of Validity of a Marriage Solemnized in Accordance With the Laws of the Jurisdiction — Presumption of Continuance of Valid Marriage

SSR 68-67: Sections 202(d)(1) and 216(e).—Relationship—Child's Insurance Benefits—Stepchild (Rescinded)

SSR 68-73: Section 216(h)(2)(A). — Relationship — Child Born Outside of Marriage — Rights of Inheritance from Father

SSR 69-21a: Sections 216(h)(1)(A), 216(h)(2)(A) and 216(h)(3)(C). — Relationship — "Widow" and Illegitimate Child of Worker Who Died Domiciled Outside the United States — Guanajuato, Mexico

SSR 69-27a: Section 216(h)(1)(B). — Relationship under Deemed Marriage Provisions — Spouse Not Living in Same Household at Time of Worker's Death

SSR 70-21: Section 216(h)(1)(A). — Relationship — Validity of Divorce — Effect of Unrecorded Divorce Decree — Texas

SSR 70-22: Section 216(h)(3)(C)(Ii). — Relationship — Adopted Child Entitled as Deemed Child Despite Loss of Inheritance Rights from Natural Father — Dependency Requirements

SSR 70-33: Section 216(h)(1)(A). — Relationship — Validity of Divorce — Misnomer of Party

SSR 71-4: Section 216(h)(1)(A). — Relationship — Common Law Marriage — Legal Capacity under State Law — Ohio

SSR 71-43c: Section 216(e) (42 U.S.C. 416(e)). — Child's Insurance Benefits — Child Adopted After Worker's Death — Constitutionality of Support Exception

SSR 71-44: Section 216(h)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C.a. 416(h)(1)(A)). — Relationship — Validity of Foreign Proxy Marriage — Cuba

SSR 71-55: Sections 216(h)(1)(A) and (B) (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(1)(A) and (B)). — Relationship — Entitlement By Claimants as Spouse of Deemed Marriage and as Legal Widow

SSR 72-25: Sections 216(e) and 216(h)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 416(e) and 416(h)(2)(A)). — Relationship — Presumption of Legitimacy of Child Born During Marriage — Validity of Blood Grouping Tests — Hawaii

SSR 72-26: Section 216(h)(1) (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(1)). — Relationship — Validity of Common Law Marriage Where Parties Live Together After Removal of Impediment — Florida

SSR 72-32: Sections 216(h)(3)(A)(i)(I), 216(h)(3)(B)(i)(I), and 216(h)(3)(C)(i)(I) (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(3)). — Relationship — Status of Illegitimate Child — "Acknowledgment in Writing"

SSR 72-49: Section 216(h)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(1)(A)) — Relationship — Validity of Underage Marriage — Alabama

SSR 72-60: Section 216(e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 416(e)(1)) Relationship — Legal Adoption — Change of Domicile Prior to Final Decree of Adoption

SSR 72-61: Section 216(h)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(1)(A)). — Relationship — Presumption of Validity of Last Marriage — Recognition of Foreign Divorce — Estoppel

SSR 72-62: Section 216(h)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(1)(A)). — Relationship — Validity of Divorce — Decree Recorded After Worker's Death — South Carolina

SSR 73-28: Sections 216(e) and 216(h)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 416(e) and 416(h)(2)(A)). — Relationship — Presumption of Legitimacy of Child Born After Death of Worker — Gestation Period

SSR 73-41: Section 216(e)(3) (42 U.S.C. 416(e)(3)). — Relationship — Definition of Child

SSR 74-10: Sections 216(c) and 216(h)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 416(c) and 416(h)(1)(B)). — Relationship — What Constitutes Marriage Ceremony

SSR 75-4c: Section 216(h)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(3)(B)) — Child's Insurance Benefits — Bar to Entitlement of Illegitimate Child Born Subsequent to Onset of Wage Earner's Disability — Constitutionality

SSR 77-2c: Section 216(h)(3)(C)(Ii) (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(3)(C)(Ii)) — Child's Insurance Benefits — Eligibility of Illegitimate Child — Living With or Contributing Support

SSR 77-23: Section 216(h)(3)(C)(i)(I) (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(3)(C)(i)(I)). — Child's Insurance Benefits — Acknowledgement in Writing on Agreement to Support

SSR 77-31: Section 216(h)(3(C) (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(3)(C)) Child's Insurance Benefits — Requirements for Entitlement — Dependency — Contributions to Support

SSR 78-11: Section 216(h) (42 U.S.C. 416(h)) Conditions for Entitlement — Family Relationship — Validity of Marriage Between Members of the Same Sex — New York

SSR 80-2: Section 216(h)(1) (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(1)) Relationship — Validity of Marriage — Putative Marriage in Colorado

SSR 80-8: Sections 216(h)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(1)(A)) Widow's Insurance Benefits — Entitlement — Validity of Marriage of Mentally Retarded Individual — New York

SSR 80-27c: Section 216(e) and 216(h)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 416(e) and 416(h)(2)(A)) — Child's Insurance Benefits — Definition of Child — Presumption of Legitimacy Rebutted

SSR 81-2: Section 216(d)(2) (42 U.S.C. 416(d)(2)) Widow's Insurance Benefits — Surviving Divorced Wife — Duration of Marriage Requirement

SSR 82-22: Section 217(a) (42 U.S.C. 417(a)) Military Service Wage Credits — Effect of Benefit Awarded By Another Federal Agency — Waiver of Recovery

SSR 82-43: (Rescinded 3/20/96) Section 216(h)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(1)(A)) Relationship — Presumption of the Validity of the Last Marriage

SSR 83-40: Section 216(h)(1) (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(1)) Widow's Insurance Benefits — Validity of Marriage After Removal of Impediment — Illinois

SSR 84-18: Section 216(h)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(1)(A)) Relationship — Validity of Marriage — Estoppel — Ohio

SSR 85-4c: Section 216(h)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(1)(A)) Relationship — Presumption of the Validity of the Last Marriage — Georgia

SSR 85-13c: Sections 216(e) and 216(k) (42 U.S.C. 416(e) and 416(k)) Relationship — Stepchildren — Duration Requirement — Accidental Death of Worker

SSR 85-17: Section 216(h)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(2)(A)) Child's Insurance Benefits — Prospective Effect of Inheritance Statute — Wisconsin

SSR 86-13c: Section 216(h)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(1)(A)) Family Relationships — Recognition of Common-Law Marriage — Texas

SSR 86-14c: Section 216(h)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(2)(A)) Relationship — Child Born Outside of Marriage — Inheritance from Father — Illinois

SSR 87-5c: Section 216(h)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(1)(A)) Relationship — Presumption of the Validity of the Last Marriage — Arkansas

SSR 88-7c: Sections 216(c) and 216(h)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(c) and 416(h)(1)(A)) Family Relationships — Widow's Insurance Benefits — Status of a Concubine — Puerto Rico

SSR 88-14 : Section 216(h)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(1)(A)) Family Relationships — Recognition of Common-Law Marriage — Ohio

SSR 89-11c: Section 216(h)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(1)(A)) Family Relationships — Recognition of Common-Law Marriage — Missouri

SSR 90-2c: Sections 216(h)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(1)(A)) Family Relationships — Recognition of Common-Law Marriage — Illinois


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