sissyjohnson
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Minnesota
My son's biological father disappeared about five years ago and stopped paying child support. I then remarried and my new husband adopted my son and we changed my son's name. At that point, child support ceased to acrue monthly and currently stands in arrears of $31,000.00 USD. Now, out of the blue, I have received an email from my son's biological father indicating that has been disabled for about a year, is now going to be receiving Social Security Disability payments. He states that my son is eligible for a one time payout of $15,000.00 USD and $700.00 USD a month until he is 18 or 23 if in college. The biological father states my son is only eligible for this benefit if he is still his "dependent." All the information I can find from the Social Security Administration refers to "biological child" and not "dependent child." So, is my son still eligible for this benefit. Also, because my ex-husband is $31,000.00 USD in child support arrears, wouldn't any benefit amount he receives be attached to repay those arrears?
My son's biological father disappeared about five years ago and stopped paying child support. I then remarried and my new husband adopted my son and we changed my son's name. At that point, child support ceased to acrue monthly and currently stands in arrears of $31,000.00 USD. Now, out of the blue, I have received an email from my son's biological father indicating that has been disabled for about a year, is now going to be receiving Social Security Disability payments. He states that my son is eligible for a one time payout of $15,000.00 USD and $700.00 USD a month until he is 18 or 23 if in college. The biological father states my son is only eligible for this benefit if he is still his "dependent." All the information I can find from the Social Security Administration refers to "biological child" and not "dependent child." So, is my son still eligible for this benefit. Also, because my ex-husband is $31,000.00 USD in child support arrears, wouldn't any benefit amount he receives be attached to repay those arrears?