Hello everyone.I have a question that so far I have been given many conflicting answers to.A little background information,my sons father passed away,he wasn't listed as father on the birth certificate and we never had a paternity test done.I don't believe he would qualify to get survivors social security from his dad,am I right?His family knows he's the father and I have cards and things he's written my son.Do I have to prove paternity,even if his parents state it's his child.I never pushed it because he would help if I needed it and it just didn't seem necessary.
If he doesn't qualify for social security,is there anything else he would qualify for.When I signed up for food stamps along time ago they asked for the fathers name,which I gave,but told them not to pursue child support.Would he qualify through them for any kind of financial support without having a paternity test.
Thanks for any help you can give me.

The people who work for Social Security are very pleasant and eager to serve. Just call the closest office to you and ask them what you would need to do to qualify your child for his deceased father's social security. Be certain to explain you have nothing to prove he is the father so they understand the problem and may better know how to direct you. Good luck!

The Social Security office will try to help you all right. The problem as I see it isn't with the issue of paternity but rather dependency. Under aged dependents are eligible for benefits from a deceased provider. Since the child was never a dependent of the father it may not be eligible. However, the Social Security Office is the only place for reliable information. Most people have no idea what the rules are or how they apply. Good luck.

Ok. One thing you can do is prove paternity of your child is if your on good terms with the fathers parents or siblings then they could participate in a DNA study to prove parentage. At least there is hope of your child getting surviviors benefits if it can be proven by way of the leters etc that you have as well as DNA. Good Luck