If you receive Social Security Disability Benefits, some of your family members may qualify for benefits as well.

Every member of your family is possibly eligible for benefits up to half of your disability payment.

Disability Benefits Family Limit

There is a limit to the total benefits a family can receive based on your Social Security record. The limits on family benefits is between 150-180% of your total disability benefits.

Who is Eligible for Family Benefits

• your spouse is eligible for family benefits
• your divorced spouse is eligible for family benefits
• your children are eligible for family benefits
• your disabled child is eligible for family benefits
  

Family Benefits: Spouse Benefits

Spouses aged 62 or older are eligible for family benefits, unless he or she collects a higher Social Security benefit based on his or her earnings record. The spouse benefit amount will be permanently reduced by a percentage based on the number of months up to his or her full retirement age.

A spouse is elegible for benefits any age if he or she is caring for your child under age 16 or disabled and receiving Social Security benefits. Your spouse would receive these benefits until the child reaches age 16. At that time, the child's benefits continue, but your spouse's benefits stop unless he or she is old enough to receive retirement benefits (age 62 or older) or survivor benefits as a widow or widower (age 60).

Family Benefits: Divorced Spouse

Your divorced spouse may be elibigle for benefits, even if you have remarried.

To qualify to receive benefits based on your social security record, your divorced spouse must have been married to you for at least ten years, be at least sixty-two years old, have not been re-married and not be eligible for benefits that are equal or higher than yours.

Familiy Benefits: Benefits For Children

When you qualify for Social Security disability benefits, your children may also qualify to receive benefits for children on your record. Your eligible child can be your biological child, adopted child or stepchild. A dependent grandchild may also qualify.

Social Security Disability Law Firm

Our Law Firm is experienced in the process of applying for Social Security Disability Benefits for you and your family. We will help you navigate the difficult journey of getting the benefits you and your family deserve.

Our lawyers can help you with denied claims, and more importantly, help you meet all the qualification guidelines so we can prove the extent of your diability to the Social Security Administration before your application is denied. We can help you and your family throughout the entire disability benefits application process.

Help for Denied Disability Benefits

If your claim for Social Security Disability Benefits for yourself or your family is denied, our lawyers will present your case at the hearings, providing a strong defense in an effort to reverse a denied claim.

Contact The Rasansky Law Firm for help with your Disability Benefits application or to fight denied benefits for you, your spouse of your children.