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    Oct 12, 2013, 08:24 PM
    Can children get benefits
    My children's mother abandoned them roughly 10 yrs ago.. Are they eligible to receive ss benefits from her? Does the law consider a parent dead if they have abandoned their children for a certain amount of time?
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    Oct 12, 2013, 08:52 PM
    What State, Province, Country?

    Did you file for child support in the last 10 years since she left?
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    Oct 13, 2013, 06:53 AM
    Yes abandonment does not change a child's eligibility for SS benefits that would otherwise be due them.
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    Oct 13, 2013, 06:56 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by ScottGem View Post
    Yes abandonment does not change a child's eligibility for SS benefits that would otherwise be due them.
    If OP is asking about death benefits, I believe the question of presumptive death would probably be a matter of state law. Then again, Social Security may well have regulations to address the question.
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