Legal Opinion
Becker v. Secretary of Health & Human Services
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 1, 1990No. 89-1732PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
The Social Security Administration (“SSA”) had to decide whether Amy Mar-eoux was the legitimate daughter of Gene Marcoux or the illegitimate daughter of the late Raymond Petit. If the latter, the SSA will pay Amy a share of Raymond Petit’s survivor’s benefits, although in order to do so, it will have to reduce the current payments it makes to Raymond’s two legitimate children. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 402(d), 403(a). These two children, through their mother (Barbara Becker), have opposed Amy’s benefit application. See 20 C.F.R. § 404.932 (1989). After hearing testimony from…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Becker v. Secretary Of Health And Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990