Survivor Benefits

My wife died and I have one child 10 years old. I understand that the child is entitled to receive 75% benefit of my wife FRA social security due to my wife death until the child turns 18 years old (or 19 if in child in high school). I also understand that I can receive father/mother benefit while I am caring for our child who is under 16 old. I am 45 years old and work and my income is roughly 100k per year. Would receiving this income prevent me from collecting the social security benefit for caring for the child under 16 years old?

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When a person dies but is still owed the previous month's amount of benefit because he was still alive to social security still pay?? And if there is no living widow because she is deceased also what happens to the one time $255 payment

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Can I receive Survivor's benefits from the death of my domestic partner?

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My granddaughter is 30 years old and divorced. She now is pregnant expecting in June and the father just committed suicide. They are not married. Will the child be able to collect any benefits. Thanks in advance to your answer

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My husband died in 2007, our daughter was only 10 months old; I was 33 years old. Since then my daughter and I have been receiving Social Security Benefits. From what I understand, she will stop receiving benefits when she turns 18. I have a few questions:
1. Will I continue to receive my portion of SS benefits after she turns 18?
2. Will her benefits get redistributed to me or do they simply stop?
Many Thanks for having this forum!

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I'm sorry for your loss.

I receive a military pension and participate in the SBP for my wife. I also receive Social Security payments and my wife does also off of my SS benefits. When I pass and my wife starts receiving annuitant pay through the SBP program, will her survivor benefits from SS be reduced or vice versa? I cannot find the answer any where on the web.

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I am being told by social security that applying for benefit of combination of my retirement and spousal (since I don't have enough on my own record) before FRA does reduce future survivor benefits. Two different people told me this yet you say no. Has there been a change in the law?

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My friend's wife died in July, 2013 at the age of 56. He was 64 at the time. He never applied for survivor benefits, never remarried, and has continued working as the President and CEO of a small company. He turned 70 in December shortly after realizing that he could get spousal survivor benefits. When he called Social Security, they told him that he was limited to only 6 months of retroactive benefits and that he should contact a lawyer.

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My friend and her dependent daughters have recently suffered the loss of their main provider (the husband and father). He was young but paid into SS for some time. The death was a suicide.

My friend is 40 yrs old.
I am trying to help her by understanding what she is eligible for as far as benefits go. I would be grateful to hear your take on this.

Thank you,
A friend

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If my wife draws benefits at 62, are her future survivor benefits reduced by this or is it dependant on when she files for the survivor benefits?

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