| There are a number of social security disability | | | | the age of 16, unless that child is actually disabled. |
| requirements that you need to be aware of if you | | | | Becoming a Parent after Entitlement: If you become |
| have a family, such as children that receive these | | | | the guardian or parent of a child following entitlement, |
| benefits, for example. Here are some things that you | | | | let the SSA know so that it can be determined |
| need to know about social security disability: | | | | whether or not that child qualifies for receiving |
| - Changing your Name: If your name is changed for | | | | benefits. |
| any reason, such as by marriage, court order or by | | | | Adopting a Child Receiving Benefits: When you adopt |
| divorce, the SSA needs to know right away. If this | | | | a child that is receiving benefits, you should notify the |
| information is not given to the Social Security | | | | SSA with the child's new name, the date where the |
| Administration, then the benefits will continue to be | | | | adoption was finalized and the contact information |
| issued through the old name, and you may not | | | | for the adopting parents. The adoption is not going |
| receive your payments. If you receive SSDI checks | | | | to harm the benefits in any way. |
| in your old name, you may not actually be able to | | | | If you were convicted of a crime or if you have an |
| cash those checks since your name will have | | | | outstanding warrant for your arrest, you have to let |
| changed. This is why it is so important that you keep | | | | the SSA know, especially if the crime is considered to |
| the SSA up to date on any changes. | | | | be a felony under state law, or if the crime is one |
| Caring for a Child with Benefits: If you are receiving | | | | that is punishable upon imprisonment for more than a |
| benefits because you are caring for a child that | | | | year or death even if the crime is not categorized as |
| receives disabled worker's benefits and they are | | | | a felony. Individuals cannot receive disability benefits |
| disabled or under the age of 16, and the child leaves | | | | in months where there are outstanding arrest |
| your care, you need to let the SSA know | | | | warrants for them, and months in prison are also not |
| immediately. The contact information for the person | | | | paid for by social security but if you have family |
| that the child is now living with is needed, so make | | | | members that qualify to receive your benefits, their |
| sure that you can provide this information. | | | | benefits may continue based on your work. |
| Temporary separations may not be enough to | | | | These are all important considerations to make when |
| disrupt the benefits if you do continue to maintain | | | | it comes to social security benefits. It is important to |
| parental control over that child, but if you no longer | | | | keep the social security administration apprised of |
| carry responsibility for that child, then your benefits | | | | any changes so that they can adjust your benefits |
| are going to stop. Your benefits will typically stop as | | | | accordingly. |
| soon as the youngest child within your care reaches | | | | |