Q&A: Can I Get Retroactive Social Security Survivor Benefits? Q: I recently found out my father died when I was 17. We were estranged from my father and my mother didn’t file for Social Security benefits for me. I’m now 20. Can I get those back payments? A: Unfortunately, Social Security does not pay retroactive […]
How to Notify Social Security of a Death
The death of a loved one is typically a devastating event. Even if you don’t think about the emotional toll such a loss has on a person, there’s all the legal hoops that you need to jump through in the wake of such an event; one of the necessary steps you need to take is […]