Feb
10
2013
By Guest (not verified)
I am hearing numerous things on whether my son can collect under his father's SSD. His father was diagnosed in 2002 with a front lobal brain injury after being in a bike/car accident. He legally does not have to pay child support from his SSD. I've been told by many people I need to look into my son being able to get something from his SSD.....
Benefits for child of disabled parent
Yes, this may be possible.
Your child can get benefits if he or she is your biological child, adopted child or dependent stepchild. (In some cases, your child also could be eligible for benefits on his or her grandparents' earnings.)
To get benefits, a child must have:
The child also must be:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10085.html#a0=0
A wrinkle in your case, however, is that the ex-husband has no obligation to provide child support from his SSD. However, in most cases, the child benefit described above is in addition to any benefit the parent may receive. I am not sure how the SSA handles such a case. The following is the only information I could find on that :
https://secure.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/1507210001