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    Aug 4, 2012, 12:34 PM
    Can I get child support if the other parent is on ssi
    The father of my twins is only twenty one years of age and the only disability he has is ADHD so his mother put him on his ssi to get help with bills as a result he has been receiving ssi monthly. We have twin 5 year old girls and I have been paying for everything the twins were born in Vegas where we lived but I relocated with the twins to Washington.I tried to have the state of Washington and the state of Nevada recognize his financial obligation to his daughters I was told when I called SSI office that there was no way to receive financial help from him since he is on ssi what do I do??
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    Aug 4, 2012, 12:49 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by heavenlydivine View Post
    the father of my twins is only twenty one years of age and the only disability he has is ADHD so his mother put him on his ssi to get help with bills as a result he has been receiving ssi monthly. We have twin 5 year old girls and I have been paying for everything the twins were born in Vegas where we lived but I relocated with the twins to Washington.I tried to have the state of Washington and the state of Nevada recognize his financial obligation to his daughters I was told when I called SSI office that there was no way to receive financial help from him since he is on ssi what do I do???

    Do you have a support order? Is there a Court-recognized DNA test proving he's the father?

    I don't know who you talked to in "the State of Washington/the State of Nevada."

    Here's the law and the difference between SSI and SSDI:

    "There are two types of social security disability. One is SSDI and this is restricted to individuals who have worked and now find themselves disabled. The other is SSI which is a form of benefit for individuals who have never worked. The latter is often viewed as a form of social assistance.

    If a parent is on SSDI and is responsible for paying monthly child support payments, there is a chance that the payment can be taken from their SSDI proceeds. In order for this to happen, the custodial parent must prove that the disabled parent hasn't been making their child support payments. The claimant's SSDI payment can then be reduced to reflect the payment being removed and sent to the custodial parent.

    In the case of SSI, the custodial parent has no right to any of the proceeds from the disability benefits. They can also not have any back payments they may be entitled to, taken for this reason."

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