Compassionate Ohio attorneys fighting for your children
No child with a disability, or a parent of such a child, should have to navigate the difficult and often complicated path to disability assistance without the help of a knowledgeable child disability lawyer. When that child is disabled, or suffers from a disability, we naturally want to do all we can to help. At Clements, Taylor, Butkovich & Cohen, L.P.A., Co., we’re committed to assisting children with disabilities. No child with a disability, or a parent of such a child, should have to navigate the difficult and often complicated path to disability assistance without the help of a knowledgeable lawyer. The CTBC legal team is experienced, compassionate, and ready to help you and your family.
Can children receive Supplemental Security Income?
We want you to understand what kind of benefits children can receive from Social Security. There are two Social Security programs that provide benefits to children with disabilities.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a program that makes monthly payments to people with a low income and limited resources who are blind, disabled or 65 years of age and older. Children who have qualifying disabilities also receive SSI payments. Our social security attorneys help you determine if your child is eligible for SSI. The income and resources of your child and those living in the same household will be considered. If income limitations are met, your child may be eligible for SSI.Our attorneys know the ins and outs of SSI thoroughly, and are more than happy to help you understand what is possible for you and your child.
Children who are blind or have other disabilities can receive SSI until they turn age 18. Once they turn 18, they are evaluated to determine what benefits they should receive as an adult. In many cases, it is simply a question of submitting a new application with the child being the sole applicant, rather than submitting with one or more parents.
The Social Security Administration is in charge of SSI. The funds for SSI, however, do not come from the Social Security trust fund. SSI is funded out of the U.S. Treasury’s general funds.
We can address all of these details when you meet with one of CTBC’s attorneys that specialize in Social Security disability benefits. Our legal team takes pride in being affordable, approachable, and knowledgeable about all aspects of Social Security,
Can children receive Social Security Disability?
Adults who became disabled before the age of 22 may be eligible for Social Security Disability based on their parents Social Security earnings record. These are considered child disability benefits, even though the child may be an adult. An evaluation will take place to determine if your child has a severe and limiting mental or physical disability expected to last at least 12 months or result in death. Child disability benefits under this program are only available in two cases. One case is if one of the child’s parents is receiving Social Security or Social Security Disability Insurance. Another is if the parent has died and had worked long enough under Social Security that, if they were still alive, they would be entitled to benefits.
If your application for child disability benefits from Social Security is denied, a disability appeals process exists that includes several opportunities to have your denial reversed and for you to be awarded benefits. Consult with our attorneys to find out more about the disability appeals process.
Contact one of our Cincinnati attorneys for help with child disability benefits in Ohio
If you’re seeking government assistance for a child, don’t risk the possibility of being denied benefits. The Social Security Disability lawyers in the Cincinnati office of Clements, Taylor, Butkovich & Cohen, L.P.A., Co. can assist you with determining eligibility for disability programs offered through the U.S. Social Security Administration. You can reach one of our social security lawyers at 513.721.6500 or online.