I HAVE INFORMALLY ADOPTED A CHILD. WILL HE BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE BENEFITS IF I’M FOUND DISABLED?
If the child is legally adopted, he gets treated the same as a biological child. If he’s not legally adopted, however, he is not your child. Children who are legally adopted after an award of disability face certain tests too complicated to be adequately described here. Generally the relationship prior to the formal adoption is significant in determining whether the child can receive benefits.
