Legal Opinion
Reutter Ex Rel. Reutter v. Barnhart
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 16, 2004No. 03-2784, 03-2849PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Larry Reutter sought Social Security benefits for his daughter Destiny after the death of his wife, Ann Carlson. An administrative law judge (AL J) denied the claim, finding that Carlson had neither contributed half of Destiny’s support nor equitably adopted her, and the Appeals Council denied review. Reutter then filed this action seeking judicial review, and the district court concluded that Destiny was entitled to child’s insurance benefits but rejected the claim that the Social Security Act unconstitutionally discriminates on the basis of gender. Both parties appeal,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Liza Strongson v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
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