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414.When do child's insurance benefits end? Surviving child's insurance benefits end when any of the conditions
below are met:       The child dies;The child reaches age 18 and is neither under a disability
nor a full-time elementary or secondary school student; NOTE: Entitlement to childhood disability
benefits ends when the child age 18 or older is no longer under a
disability that began before age 22. However, benefits may continue
if the  child is still under age 19 and a full-time elementary or
secondary school  student. (For a situation where a student may continue
to be entitled to  child's benefits even though he or she has reached
age 19, see  §342.)The child marries; NOTE: For exceptions: see  §1852 if a  disabled
child age 18 or over marries another Social Security beneficiary;
see §1853 if the  marriage is absolutely void or has been annulled from the  beginning.The child's entitlement is based on a legal adoption
and  the adoption is annulled; orThe child is a stepchild of the worker, and the marriage
between the worker and the stepchild's parent ends in divorce. The effective date of the termination of benefits is the month
in  which any of the above events occurs. However, a  disabled child's benefits terminate effective with  the second month following
the month in which he or she is no longer under  a disability. Also,
a stepchild's benefits terminate effective with the  month after the
divorce becomes final. (See §341  for reentitlement conditions.)Last Revised: Jan. 29, 2003
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