42 U.S.C. § 402
FINDINGS.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2,101
cases (426 in the last 5 years), 1937–2026 · leading case: Califano v. Goldfarb, 430 U.S. 199 (1977).
Califano v. Goldfarb, 430 U.S. 199 (1977). “Benefits were allowed the baby under 42 U. S. C. § 402 (d) (1970 ed., Supp. III), but denied the father on the ground that "mother's benefits" under § 402 (g) were available only to women.”
Mathews v. Lucas, 427 U.S. 495 (1976). “807 , as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 402 (d) (1) (1970 ed. and Supp.”
Heckler v. Mathews, 465 U.S. 728 (1984). “42 U. S. C. § 402 (1976 ed. and Supp. V).”
Flemming v. Nestor, 363 U.S. 603 (1960). “1083 , as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 402 (n)) unconstitutional, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare takes this direct appeal pursuant to 28 U.”
Weinberger v. Salfi, 422 U.S. 749 (1975). “Title 42 U. S. C. § 402 (1970 ed. and Supp. III) is the basic congressional enactment defining eligibility for oldage and survivors insurance benefit payments, and is divided into 23 lettered subsections.”
Schweiker v. Hansen, 450 U.S. 785 (1981). “485 , as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 402 (g). Connelly erroneously told her that she was not, and she left the SSA office without having filed a written application.”
Kay v. Principi, 16 Vet. App. 529 (Vet. App. 2002). “The Board determined that the appellant’s application for LSDP with SSA could not have been submitted on a jointly prescribed application for DIC benefits because, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 402 (o), only SSA benefits applications for child’s insurance benefits, widow’s insurance…”
Reutter Ex Rel. Reutter v. Barnhart, 372 F.3d 946 (8th Cir. 2004). “42 U.S.C. § 402 (d)(2). A child is deemed dependent on a natural or adoptive parent with whom she lives or from whom she received half of her support during the last twelve months of the parent’s life.”
Norton Ex Rel. Chiles v. Mathews, 427 U.S. 524 (1976). “410 , 42 U. S. C. §§ 402 (d) (3) and 416 (h) (3) (C) (ii), as was presented in Mathews v.”
Califano v. Boles, 443 U.S. 282 (1979). “Section 202 (g) (1) of the SSA, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 402 (g) (1), only makes "mother's insurance benefits" available to widows and divorced *286 wives.”
Weinberger v. Wiesenfeld, 420 U.S. 636 (1975). “§ 202 (g) of the Social Security Act, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 402 (g). [1] Such benefits are payable on the basis of the *638 earnings of a deceased wife and mother covered by the Act, however, only to the minor children and not to the widower.”
Love Dumaguin, Assisted by Her Legal Guardian, Lolita J. Rivera v. Sec'y of Health & Human Servs., 28 F.3d 1218 (D.C. Cir. 1994). “KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge: In district court, Love Dumaguin — a resident of the Philippines adopted by an American wage earner — challenged the denial of her request for payment of child insurance benefits under the Social Security Act (the Act), 42 U.S.C. §§ 402 et…”
— 42 U.S.C. § 402(a) — 5 cases
Mae Poss v. Abraham Ribicoff, Sec'y of Health, Educ., & Welfare, 289 F.2d 10 (2d Cir. 1961).
Isaac I. Bender v. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Sec'y of Health, Educ. & Welfare, 332 F.2d 113 (7th Cir. 1964).
Hatfield v. Richardson, 380 F. Supp. 1048 (D. Kan. 1974).
Hamlin v. Finch, 313 F. Supp. 1128 (W.D. Va. 1970).
Miller v. Richardson, 333 F. Supp. 218 (S.D.N.Y. 1971).
— 42 U.S.C. § 402(b) — 2 cases
Jablon v. Sec'y of Health, Educ. & Welfare, 399 F. Supp. 118 (D. Maryland 1975).
Severs v. Severs, 813 N.E.2d 812 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004).
— 42 U.S.C. § 402(c) — 1 case
Boyd v. Folsom, 149 F. Supp. 925 (W.D. Pa. 1957).
— 42 U.S.C. § 402(c)(1)(C) — 2 cases
Silbowitz v. Sec'y of Health, Educ. & Welfare, 397 F. Supp. 862 (S.D. Fla. 1975).
Jablon v. Sec'y of Health, Educ. & Welfare, 399 F. Supp. 118 (D. Maryland 1975).
— 42 U.S.C. § 402(d) — 17 cases
Sullivan v. Stroop, 496 U.S. 478 (1990).
Jimenez v. Richardson, 353 F. Supp. 1356 (N.D. Ill. 1973).
Neal Futernick v. Elliott L. Richardson, Sec'y of Health, Educ. & Welfare, 484 F.2d 647 (6th Cir. 1973).
Ada Blew v. Elliot L. Richardson, Sec'y of Health, Educ. & Welfare, 484 F.2d 889 (7th Cir. 1973).
Rhodes v. Weinberger, 388 F. Supp. 437 (E.D. Pa. 1975).
— 42 U.S.C. § 402(d)(1) — 2 cases
Jobst v. Richardson, 368 F. Supp. 909 (W.D. Mo. 1974).
Coker v. Celebrezze, 241 F. Supp. 783 (E.D. Tenn. 1965).
— 42 U.S.C. § 402(d)(1)(C) — 1 case
Carrie J. Cox, for Michael K. Cox, S.S. Nvk-Tp-Ducg v. Richard S. Schweiker, Sec'y of Health & Human Servs., 684 F.2d 310 (5th Cir. 1982).
— 42 U.S.C. § 402(d)(1)(D) — 1 case
Jobst v. Richardson, 368 F. Supp. 909 (W.D. Mo. 1974).
— 42 U.S.C. § 402(d)(1)(G) — 1 case
Lofman v. Comm'r Soc. Sec. Admin. (D. Or. 2020).
— 42 U.S.C. § 402(d)(3) — 1 case
Kelani v. Bowen, 684 F. Supp. 490 (M.D. Tenn. 1988).
— 42 U.S.C. § 402(e) — 9 cases
Roop v. Richardson, 324 F. Supp. 1130 (W.D. Va. 1971).
Sophie Nott v. Arthur Flemming, Sec'y of Health, Educ. & Welfare, United States of Am., 272 F.2d 380 (2d Cir. 1959).
Harris v. Heckler, 580 F. Supp. 1546 (E.D. Wis. 1984).
Bell v. Tug Shrike, 332 F.2d 330 (4th Cir. 1964).
Young v. Gardner, 259 F. Supp. 528 (S.D.N.Y. 1966).
— 42 U.S.C. § 402(e)(1) — 1 case
Mattern v. Weinberger, 377 F. Supp. 906 (E.D. Pa. 1974).
— 42 U.S.C. § 402(e)(1)(A) — 1 case
Sidell T. PIRUS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Sec'y of HHS, Defendant-Appellant, 869 F.2d 536 (9th Cir. 1989).
— 42 U.S.C. § 402(e)(3)(A) — 1 case
Sidell T. PIRUS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Sec'y of HHS, Defendant-Appellant, 869 F.2d 536 (9th Cir. 1989).
— 42 U.S.C. § 402(f) — 2 cases
John J. Clark v. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Sec'y of Health, Educ. & Welfare, 344 F.2d 479 (1st Cir. 1965).
Vitale v. Harris, 507 F. Supp. 854 (S.D. Fla. 1981).
— 42 U.S.C. § 402(g) — 7 cases
Pauline Legory v. Robert H. Finch, Sec'y of Health, Educ. & Welfare, 424 F.2d 406 (3rd Cir. 1970).
Boyd v. Folsom, 149 F. Supp. 925 (W.D. Pa. 1957).
Taylor v. Richardson, 354 F. Supp. 13 (M.D. La. 1973).
Cooley v. Weinberger, 398 F. Supp. 479 (E.D. Okla. 1974).
Yeager v. Fleming, 173 F. Supp. 316 (S.D. Fla. 1959).
— 42 U.S.C. § 402(g)(1) — 1 case
Kathy A. Chambers v. Patricia Harris, Sec'y of Health, Educ. & Welfare, 687 F.2d 332 (10th Cir. 1982).
— 42 U.S.C. § 402(h) — 1 case
Taylor v. Flemming, 186 F. Supp. 280 (W.D. Ark. 1960).
— 42 U.S.C. § 402(h)(1) — 1 case
Yount v. Weinberger, 375 F. Supp. 941 (W.D. Pa. 1974).
— 42 U.S.C. § 402(i) — 1 case
Boyd v. Folsom, 149 F. Supp. 925 (W.D. Pa. 1957).
— 42 U.S.C. § 402(j) — 1 case
Anders v. Celebrezze, 220 F. Supp. 450 (W.D. Va. 1963).
— 42 U.S.C. § 402(k)(2)(A) — 1 case
McAninch Ex Rel. McAninch v. Bowen, 693 F. Supp. 353 (W.D. Pa. 1988).
— 42 U.S.C. § 402(n) — 1 case
Waggoner v. Rosenn, 286 F. Supp. 275 (M.D. Penn. 1968).
— 42 U.S.C. § 402(x)(1) — 2 cases
Yates v. United States Gov't (E.D. Va. 2025).
Richardson v. Bisignano (E.D.N.C. 2025).
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