Benefits for children
Can a person name a 19 year old child as guardian for her 16 year old child at her death. Can the 19 year old recieve ss benefits to help care for the 16 year old in addition to the 16 year old.

Anonymous user in Maitland, FL
October 21, 2009
Category: Estate Planning

"Yes" and "I don't know"
I don't see any reason why a 19 cannot be a beneficiary or guardian as long as state law doesn't have an age limit of something over the age of 19. This should be confirmed by an attorney in Florida. There are some great estate planning attorneys from Florida in DocWorthy.

As for Social Security, I believe that the beneficiary of your Social Security can be anyone. As for the age restriction, I do not know the rules for Social Security. I think the same estate planning attorney should be able to help you.

Christopher R. Jarvis, MBA in Southlake, TX
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October 28, 2009
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