That may be true, but the benefits paid to the children would be sent to a benefit administrator who doesn't have to be the children's mother or even the next of kin. Proof of the relationship of the children to the deceased wage earner is what is required not the marriage of the deceased wage earner in order for the children to receive their benefits.<div>
<br></div><div>On the other hand, what the heck - order the record and see what they have on file, LOL</div><div><br></div><div>Sheri Fenley</div><div>Stockton, California<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 1:39 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:JYoung6180@aol.com">JYoung6180@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>In all probability the marriage record would be on file because it would be
the proof needed to establish that the children are children of the deceased
wage earner. </div>
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<div>Once a person dies (in this case both parties to the marriage record
are deceased) FOIA goes into effect and you should be able to order the record
provided they haven't trashed it by now.</div>
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<div>Joan</div>
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<div>In a message dated 1/9/2011 4:21:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
<a href="mailto:donna316@tx.rr.com" target="_blank">donna316@tx.rr.com</a> writes:</div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">Hello:</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">I have posed this question to the
Social Security Administration with no response as of yet, so I thought I'd
ask my question here.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">In 1968, a man, previously
widowed, died leaving three small children. Would the
application for Social Security death benefits for the children include the
marriage date for the parents of the children? Is this application
obtainable through the Freedom of Information Act? At least two of
the children (now adults) are still living. Would one of them need to
order the record instead of me?</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">I appreciate the benefit of you
experience!</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">Warmest Regards,</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">Donna</font></div></font></blockquote></div></font></div>
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