Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit December 30, 1981, Nos. 81-1080, 81-1132 (Jones v. Schweiker)

lead-opinion

MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:

The Social Security Act provides monthly benefits to minor children of deceased Social Security wage earners, if they qualify, under the statutory definition, as dependents.1 Children whose parents were married to one another are automatically entitled to Surviving Child’s benefits upon proof of paternity (or of maternity.