{"id":45,"date":"2020-08-03T13:20:12","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T17:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wootest.local\/blog\/2020\/08\/03\/2020-8-3-did-you-know-social-security-survivors-benefits-survive-an-adoption\/"},"modified":"2021-11-28T01:24:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T06:24:43","slug":"did-you-know-social-security-survivors-benefits-survive-an-adoption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/did-you-know-social-security-survivors-benefits-survive-an-adoption\/","title":{"rendered":"DID YOU KNOW SOCIAL SECURITY SURVIVOR\u2019S BENEFITS SURVIVE AN ADOPTION?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are considering adopting a child whose legal parent(s) pre-deceased the adoption, it is imperative that you apply for social security survivor\u2019s benefits\u00a0before<\/strong>\u00a0effectuating the adoption. Finalizing the adoption without these in place is a death knell for survivor\u2019s benefits; however, establishing the benefits because of the death of a legal parent allows the benefits to\u00a0survive<\/strong>\u00a0the adoption.<\/p>\n

\n

The custodian of the child (e.g. individual caretaker or custodial agency) is the appropriate individual to make application for the survivor\u2019s benefits, and the granting of the benefits will be made if the deceased parent meets the qualifications (e.g. worked X number of hours, etc.). The child can receive\u00a0up to<\/strong>\u00a075% of the deceased parent\u2019s basic Social Security benefit.<\/p>\n

\n

For additional information about applying for survivor\u2019s benefits for a child, see:\u00a0https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/pubs\/EN-05-10085.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n

To make application, plan to need, at least, the following:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \n

    Child\u2019s birth certificate<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  2. \n

    Child\u2019s SSN<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  3. \n

    Parent\u2019s SSN<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  4. \n

    Parent\u2019s death certificate<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    If you are considering adopting a child whose legal parent(s) pre-deceased the adoption, it is imperative that you apply for social security survivor\u2019s benefits\u00a0before\u00a0effectuating the adoption. Finalizing the adoption without these in place is a death knell for survivor\u2019s benefits; however, establishing the benefits because of the death of a legal parent allows the benefits … Continue reading DID YOU KNOW SOCIAL SECURITY SURVIVOR\u2019S BENEFITS SURVIVE AN ADOPTION?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"sk_formats":[46],"class_list":["post-45","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","sk_formats-articles"],"yoast_head":"\nDID YOU KNOW SOCIAL SECURITY SURVIVOR\u2019S BENEFITS SURVIVE AN ADOPTION? - Florida Adoption Attorney<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/did-you-know-social-security-survivors-benefits-survive-an-adoption\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DID YOU KNOW SOCIAL SECURITY SURVIVOR\u2019S BENEFITS SURVIVE AN ADOPTION? - Florida Adoption Attorney\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you are considering adopting a child whose legal parent(s) pre-deceased the adoption, it is imperative that you apply for social security survivor\u2019s benefits\u00a0before\u00a0effectuating the adoption. Finalizing the adoption without these in place is a death knell for survivor\u2019s benefits; however, establishing the benefits because of the death of a legal parent allows the benefits … Continue reading DID YOU KNOW SOCIAL SECURITY SURVIVOR\u2019S BENEFITS SURVIVE AN ADOPTION?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/did-you-know-social-security-survivors-benefits-survive-an-adoption\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Florida Adoption Attorney\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/THW.AdoptionandSurrogacyAttorneys\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-08-03T17:20:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-11-28T06:24:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"James Taylor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"James Taylor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/did-you-know-social-security-survivors-benefits-survive-an-adoption\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/did-you-know-social-security-survivors-benefits-survive-an-adoption\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"James Taylor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9f50bd6f19a710d36c07479c04034748\"},\"headline\":\"DID YOU KNOW SOCIAL SECURITY SURVIVOR\u2019S BENEFITS SURVIVE AN ADOPTION?\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-08-03T17:20:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-11-28T06:24:43+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/did-you-know-social-security-survivors-benefits-survive-an-adoption\/\"},\"wordCount\":183,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/#organization\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/did-you-know-social-security-survivors-benefits-survive-an-adoption\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/did-you-know-social-security-survivors-benefits-survive-an-adoption\/\",\"name\":\"DID YOU KNOW SOCIAL SECURITY SURVIVOR\u2019S BENEFITS SURVIVE AN ADOPTION? - Florida Adoption Attorney\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-08-03T17:20:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-11-28T06:24:43+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/did-you-know-social-security-survivors-benefits-survive-an-adoption\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/did-you-know-social-security-survivors-benefits-survive-an-adoption\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/did-you-know-social-security-survivors-benefits-survive-an-adoption\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"DID YOU KNOW SOCIAL SECURITY SURVIVOR\u2019S BENEFITS SURVIVE AN ADOPTION?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/\",\"name\":\"Florida Adoption Attorney\",\"description\":\"Florida Adoption And Surrogacy Attorneys\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Florida Adoption Attorney\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/thw-new-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/thw-new-logo.png\",\"width\":501,\"height\":170,\"caption\":\"Florida Adoption Attorney\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/THW.AdoptionandSurrogacyAttorneys\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/tatehealeywebster-adoptionattorneys\/\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tatehealeywebster\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9f50bd6f19a710d36c07479c04034748\",\"name\":\"James Taylor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/de00b1c56ffc52063b0debf91b05c059?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/de00b1c56ffc52063b0debf91b05c059?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"James Taylor\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/author\/james\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"DID YOU KNOW SOCIAL SECURITY SURVIVOR\u2019S BENEFITS SURVIVE AN ADOPTION? - Florida Adoption Attorney","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/did-you-know-social-security-survivors-benefits-survive-an-adoption\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"DID YOU KNOW SOCIAL SECURITY SURVIVOR\u2019S BENEFITS SURVIVE AN ADOPTION? - Florida Adoption Attorney","og_description":"If you are considering adopting a child whose legal parent(s) pre-deceased the adoption, it is imperative that you apply for social security survivor\u2019s benefits\u00a0before\u00a0effectuating the adoption. Finalizing the adoption without these in place is a death knell for survivor\u2019s benefits; however, establishing the benefits because of the death of a legal parent allows the benefits … Continue reading DID YOU KNOW SOCIAL SECURITY SURVIVOR\u2019S BENEFITS SURVIVE AN ADOPTION?","og_url":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/did-you-know-social-security-survivors-benefits-survive-an-adoption\/","og_site_name":"Florida Adoption Attorney","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/THW.AdoptionandSurrogacyAttorneys","article_published_time":"2020-08-03T17:20:12+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-11-28T06:24:43+00:00","author":"James Taylor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"James Taylor","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/did-you-know-social-security-survivors-benefits-survive-an-adoption\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/did-you-know-social-security-survivors-benefits-survive-an-adoption\/"},"author":{"name":"James Taylor","@id":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9f50bd6f19a710d36c07479c04034748"},"headline":"DID YOU KNOW SOCIAL SECURITY SURVIVOR\u2019S BENEFITS SURVIVE AN ADOPTION?","datePublished":"2020-08-03T17:20:12+00:00","dateModified":"2021-11-28T06:24:43+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/did-you-know-social-security-survivors-benefits-survive-an-adoption\/"},"wordCount":183,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/#organization"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/did-you-know-social-security-survivors-benefits-survive-an-adoption\/","url":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/did-you-know-social-security-survivors-benefits-survive-an-adoption\/","name":"DID YOU KNOW SOCIAL SECURITY SURVIVOR\u2019S BENEFITS SURVIVE AN ADOPTION? - Florida Adoption Attorney","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-08-03T17:20:12+00:00","dateModified":"2021-11-28T06:24:43+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/did-you-know-social-security-survivors-benefits-survive-an-adoption\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/did-you-know-social-security-survivors-benefits-survive-an-adoption\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/did-you-know-social-security-survivors-benefits-survive-an-adoption\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"DID YOU KNOW SOCIAL SECURITY SURVIVOR\u2019S BENEFITS SURVIVE AN ADOPTION?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/","name":"Florida Adoption Attorney","description":"Florida Adoption And Surrogacy Attorneys","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/#organization","name":"Florida Adoption Attorney","url":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/thw-new-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/thw-new-logo.png","width":501,"height":170,"caption":"Florida Adoption Attorney"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/THW.AdoptionandSurrogacyAttorneys","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/tatehealeywebster-adoptionattorneys\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tatehealeywebster\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9f50bd6f19a710d36c07479c04034748","name":"James Taylor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/de00b1c56ffc52063b0debf91b05c059?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/de00b1c56ffc52063b0debf91b05c059?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"James Taylor"},"url":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/author\/james\/"}]}},"ft_title":"DID YOU KNOW SOCIAL SECURITY SURVIVOR\u2019S BENEFITS SURVIVE AN ADOPTION?","ft_img":{"ft_or":null,"ft_md":null},"ft_excerpt":"If you are considering adopting a child whose legal parent(s)...","ft_excerpt_media":"If you are considering adopting a child whose legal parent(s) pre-deceased the adoption, it is imperative that you apply for social security survivor\u2019s benefits\u00a0before\u00a0effectuating the...","ft_date":"August 3, 2020","ft_default":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/wp-content\/themes\/flattorney\/assets\/img\/","ft_cats":[{"link":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/category\/uncategorized\/","name":"Uncategorized"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45"},{"taxonomy":"sk_formats","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sk_formats?post=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}