Most people know that the Social Security Administration (SSA) gives disability benefits to men and women who have been disabled and cannot work. What many people do not know is that their children are also entitled to money from the government, to help pay for their upbringing when their parents are no longer able to work. Some children go without seeing this money because they have not proved who their biological father is. Paternity testing can be the best way to establish your child's father, and to ensure that your child gets the Social Security disability payments that he or she deserves.

There are roughly 3.8 million American children who are receiving a total of $1.6 billion from the SSA because they have parents who are disabled, retired, or deceased and can no longer work. Social Security is there to help make sure that your child has enough money to secure a bright future.

In order to receive these payments from the SSA, the child must have:

* A parent who is no longer able to work, either because he or she is disabled or retired and is entitled to disability benefits; or
* A parent who passed away after having paid Social Security taxes for a set amount of time.

Furthermore, the child must be:

* Unmarried;
* Under the age of 18;
* Under the age of 19 and be a full-time student enrolled in high school or under, or a over 18 and disabled. The disability must have started when the child was under the age of 22.

These payments can go a long way in helping your child receive the money he or she deserves. But in order to secure this money, you will need to prove the identity of the father. While you may know who the father is, the government will require proof. A paternity test may be the best way to do this.

Paternity tests use genetic information to determine paternity. DNA testing is the most advanced, reliable way to determine this, with a more than 99.9% probability of success. Discussing your case with an experienced family attorney can be your first step in securing disability parents for your child.

If you're interested in learning more about using paternity testing to prove that your child deserves Social Security disability payments, visit the West Palm Beach divorce attorneys of Eric N. Klein & Associates today.

Joseph Devine

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