20 C.F.R. § 404.762 Evidence of having a child in your care.
Title 20 - Employees' Benefits
If you are under age 65 and apply for wife's benefits based upon caring for a child, or for mother's benefits as a widow or divorced wife, or for father's benefits as a widower, we will ask for evidence that you have the insured person's child in your care. What evidence we will ask for depends upon whether the child is living with you or with someone else. You will be asked to give the following evidence: (a) If the child is living with you, your signed statement showing that the child is living with you. (b) If the child is living with someone else— (1) Your signed statement showing with whom he or she is living and why he or she is living with someone else. We will also ask when he or she last lived with you and how long this separation will last, and what care and contributions you provide for the child; (2) The signed statement of the one with whom the child is living showing what care you provide and the sources and amounts of support received for the child. If the child is in an institution, an official there should sign the statement. These statements are preferred evidence. If there is a court order or written agreement showing who has custody of the child, you may be asked to give us a copy; and (3) If you cannot get the preferred evidence described in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, we will ask for other convincing evidence that the child is in your care.
Title 20: Employees' Benefits
PART 404—FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950– )
Subpart H—Evidence
Other Evidence Requirements
§ 404.762 Evidence of having a child in your care.
