Jul
19
2012
By Guest (not verified)
My son's father (we were never married) is now collecting SS for a mental health disability. i am the primary parent of our son. Does my son get a seperate check from SS, and is it issued to me or to his father?
Dependent benefits for child of disability recipient
You will want to contact Social Security directly for this. However, it
is likely your child will receive a benefit. If you have custody, it's likely
you can serve as the representative payee for the child.
To get benefits, a child must have a parent who is disabled or retired and entitled to Social Security benefits.
The child also must be unmarried and younger than age 19.
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10085.html