Last week, the Fourth Circuit refused to define a posthumously conceived child, whose parentage was undisputed, as a "child" for the sake of surviving child benefits. Instead, the court looked to state intestacy laws to determine benefits entitlement... Read More

The Third Circuit recently aligned itself with the Ninth Circuit in deciding that for the purposes of surviving child's insurance benefits under 42 USCS § 402(d) of the Social Security Act, a posthumously conceived child (i.e. donor eggs, artificial... Read More