If my grandfather adopted his 4 year old grandchild, what happens to the monetary benefits that he was recieving for the child?

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If my grandfather adopted his 4 year old grandchild, what happens to the monetary benefits that he was recieving for the child?

When my grandfather passes away, his daughter (the child’s aunt) receives custody of the child (her nephew). Do monetary benefits (VA and Social Security) that the grandfather was recieving for the child pass to the daughter?

Asked on October 6, 2012 under Family Law, Virginia

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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor

If the benefits that the grandfather is receiving for the minor child presumably until the child reaches the age of majority (age 18) then if the grandfather who adopted the child passes, the benefits that are for the child should continue.

What I do not understand is the Veteran's Administration benefits that the child is receiving unless one of the child's parents was in the military and was killed. Assuming the grandfather passes while the child is a minor and the aunt acts as the child's guardian, then the child's benefits should continue being paid to the aunt as the minor's fiduciary until the child is eighteen (18).


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