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TN 24 (12-17)

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REL002 Disallowance – Divorced Claimant not Married 10 Years

 (1)  not qualify for benefits as a divorced  (2)  because  (3)  not married to  (4)  for at least 10 years in a row.

The facts we have do not show that this requirement is met.

Fill-ins:

(1) “You do”/“She does”/“He does”

(2) “wife”/“husband”/“widow”/“widower”

(3) “you were”/“she was”/“he was”

(4) NH FN

REL004 Disallowance – Child's Relationship Not Proven

 (1)  not qualify for benefits because the facts we have do not show that  (2)   (3)  child.

Fill-ins:

(1) “You do”/“She does”/“He does”

(2) “you are”/“she is”/ “he is”

(3) NH FN possessive

REL006 Disallowance – Adopted Child – Equitable Adoption Does not Apply

 (1)  not qualify for child's benefits on  (2)  Social Security record because the facts we have show that:

  •  (3)  not adopted by  (4)  , and

  •  (5)  not have the right to inherit from  (6)  as  (7)  child under the laws of  (8)  .

Fill-ins:

(1) “You do”/“She does”/ “He does”

(2) NH-name possessive

(3) “you were”/“she was”/“he was”

(4) “her”/“him”

(5) “You do”/“She does”/ “He does”

(6) “her”/“him”

(7) “her”/“his”

(8) State name

RELR07 Disallowance – Child not Adopted by Number Holder

 (1)  not qualify for benefits as an adopted child on  (2)  Social Security record because:

 (3)  not  (4)  natural child or stepchild, and

 (5)  not adopted by  (6)  through a court action in the United States.

Fill-ins:

(1) “You do”/“She does”/ “He does”

(2) NH-name possessive

(3) “you are”/“she is”/ “he is”

(4) ““her”/“his””

(5) “you were”/“she was”/“he was”

(6) NH SN

REL009 Disallowance – Adoption by Number Holder's Surviving Spouse not within Time Limit

 (1)  not qualify for benefits as  (2)  child because:

 (3)  did not begin the adoption proceedings before  (4)  died, and

 (5)  did not complete the proceedings within 2 years of  (6)  death.

Fill-ins:

(1) “You do”/ “She does”/ “He does”

(2) NH-Name possessive

(3) SN of NH

(4) “she”/“he”

(5) Surviving spouse name

(6) “her”/“his”

REL010 Surviving Divorced Mother/Father Does not have Proper Relationship to Child

To quality for  (1)  benefits,  (2)  must meet one of these requirements:

 (3)  the natural  (4)  of  (5)  child, or

 (6)  adopted  (7)  child while  (8)  married to  (9)  , or

 (10)  adopted  (11)  child while  (12)  married to  (13)  , or

 (14)  and  (15)  adopted a child while married.

The facts we have do not show that any of these requirements is met.

Fill-ins:

(1) “mother's”/“father's”

(2) “you”/“she”/“he”

(3) “you are”/“she is”/ “he is”

(4) “mother”/“father”

(5) NH FN possessive

(6) NH SN

(7) “your”/“her”/“his”

(8) ““she was”/ “he was”/ “you were””

(9) “her”/“him”

(10) “you”/“she”/“he”

(11) NH SN possessive

(12) “she was”/ “he was”/“you were”

(13) “her”/“him”

(14) “you”/“she”/ “he”

(15) NH SN

REL011 Stepparent Disallowance – Parent and Stepparent Divorced before Stepchild's First Possible Month of Entitlement

If  (1)  legally adopted  (2)  , contact us because  (3)  may qualify for benefits as an adopted child.

Fill-ins:

(1) NH full name

(2) “you”/beneficiary's full name

(3) “you”/“she”/“he”

REL012 Disallowance – Claimant is Stepchild – Requirement for Duration of Parents' Marriage not Met

 (1)  not qualify for child's benefits on  (2)  Social Security record because  (3)  and  (4)   (5)  were not married for at least  (6)  . Our records show that they were married on  (7)  and  (8)  on  (9)  .

Fill-ins:

(1) “You do”/“She does”/ “He does”

(2) NH-Name possessive

(3) Mr.plus NH-SURNAME/Ms. plus NH-SURNAME

(4) “mother”/“father”

(5)“9 months/“12 months before [6a] applied for benefits.”

[6a] “you”/“she”/ “he” Date NH married child's parent, in format, June 10, 1991 “(NH-SN) died”/“(8a) applied”

[8a] “you”/“she”/“he” NH's date of death or claimant application date, in format July 10, 1991

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

RELR13 Disallowance – Stepchild Claimant – Natural Parent and Stepparent Divorced before Application Filed

 (1)  not qualify for benefits on  (2)  Social Security record because  (3)  and  (4)   (5)  divorced before  (6)  .

Fill-ins:

(1) “You do”/“She does”/“He does”

(2) FN of NH possessive

(3) FN of NH

(4) “Your”/NOTICE-PIC-NAME

(5) “mother”/“father”

(6) “(NH surname) died”/“[6a] applied for benefits”

[6a] “you”/“she”/“he”

REL014 Disallowance – Stepchild, Grandchild or Step-grandchild

 (1)  not qualify for benefits because the facts we have do not show that  (2)   (3)  of  (4)  .

Fill-ins:

(1) “You do”/ “She does”/”He does” “

(2) “you are”/“she is”/ “he is”

(3) “the stepchild”/“the grandchild or step grandchild”

(4) NH-name

REL015 Disallowance – Parent not the Parent of the Number Holder

 (1)  not qualify for benefits because the facts we have do not show that  (2)   (3)   (4)  .

Fill-ins:

(1) “You do”/“She does”/ “He does”

(2) “you are”/“she is”/ “he is”

(3) NH-Name possessive

(4) “parent”/“stepparent”/“adoptive parent”

REL016 Disallowance – Adoptive Parent

 (1)  not qualify for parent's benefits on  (2)  Social Security record because  (3)  did not adopt  (4)  before  (5)  reached age 16. Our records show that  (6)  was born on  (7)  and that the adoption was final on  (8)  .

Fill-ins:

(1) “You do”/ “She does”/ “He does”

(2) NH-name possessive

(3) “you”/“she”/“he”

(4) “her”/“him”

(5) “she”/“he”

(6) “she”/“he”

(7) NH-DOB, in format June 6, 1969

(8) Date of adoption, in format April 5, 1989

REL017 Disallowance – Not a Parent

 (1)  not qualify for benefits as  (2)  parent because  (3)  did not marry  (4)   (5)  before  (6)  reached age 16. Our records show that  (7)  was born on  (8)  and that  (9)  married  (10)   (11)  on  (12)  .

Fill-ins:

(1) “You do”/“She does”/ “He does”

(2) NH-name possessive

(3) “you”/“she”/“he”

(4) “her”/“his”

(5) “mother”/“father”

(6) NH-name

(7) NH SN

(8) NH's DOB

(9) “you”/“she”/“he”

(10) “her”/“his”

(11) “mother”/“father”

(12) Marriage date in the format September 13, 1999

REL023 Disallowance – Claimant does not Meet Duration of Marriage Requirement or Alternative

 (1)  not qualify for benefits as  (2)   (3)  because:

 (4)  not married to  (5)  for at least  (6)   (7)  , or

 (8)  not the natural or adoptive parent of  (9)  child.

Fill-ins:

(1) “You do”/“She does”/ “He does”

(2) NH FN possessive

(3) “husband”/“wife”/“widower”/“widow”

(4) “you were”/“she was”/“he was”

(5) “her”/“him”

(6) “9 months before”/“one year just before applying for benefits”

(7) “he died”/“she died”/null

(8) “you are”/“she is”/“he is”

(9) “her”/“his”

REL024 Disallowance - 216H2a or 216H3 Child –Relationship not Established (REL024 Replaces REL005)

 (1)  not qualify for child's benefits because the facts we have do not show that  (2)   (3)  child.

To qualify as a child, one of the following must be true:

The child has the right to inherit the worker's personal property as a natural child. This is based on the inheritance laws of the state where the worker and his or her home when he or she died or when the child's claim was filed, or

The worker stated in writing that the child is his or her son or daughter, or

A court ordered the worker to contribute to the child's support because the child is his or her son or daughter, or

A court found that the worker is the child's father or mother, or

There are other facts which show that the worker is the child's father or mother. And the worker was living with the child or was contributing to the child's support when the worker died or when the child's application was filed.

The facts we have show that none of these are true about  (4)  relationship to  (5)  .

Fill-ins:

(1) You do/She does/He does

(2) “you are”/“she is”/“he is”

(3) NH name (possessive)

(4) your/Beneficiaries name, possessive

(5) NH name