Legal Opinion
Lauretta Kay Smith, Ariana M. Smith v. Margaret Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 29, 1987No. 86-6360PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:
Lauretta Kay Smith (Smith) appeals on behalf of her daughter, Ariana Marie Smith (Ariana), from the district court’s summary judgment affirming the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) to deny Ariana surviving child’s insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act (Act), 42 U.S.C. §§ 401-433. Ariana is the posthumous illegitimate child of Robert Hossler, an insured wage earner. The Secretary denied her benefits on the ground that Ariana was not Hossler’s dependent child, finding that Hossler was not living with or contributing…
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