Legal Question in Social Security Law in Virginia
Death benefits
How can I get a copy of my father's death certificate? How do I find out about how his social security was disbersed?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Death benefits
If he died in PA, to get a copy of the death certificate contact:
Division of Vital Records
101 South Mercer Street
Room 401
P.O. Box 1528
New Castle, PA 16101
you can download the form from the PA website. The cost of $9 or $10
I do not know exactly what you mean in asking how his Social Security was disbursed. Monthly benefits stop upon death.
A one-time payment of $255 is payable to the surviving spouse if he or she was living with the beneficiary at the time of death, OR if living apart, was eligible for Social Security benefits on the beneficiary's earnings record for the month of death.
If there is no surviving spouse, the payment is made to a child who was eligible for benefits on the beneficiary's earnings record in the month of death.
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