Opinion ID: 786538
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Heading: Demonstrating Entitlement to Child's Insurance Benefits

Text: 9 Under the Act, every child is entitled to benefits if the claimant is the child, as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 416(e), of an individual who dies fully or currently insured; the child or the child's representative files an application for benefits; the child is unmarried and a minor (or meets disability requirements) at the time of application; and the child was dependent on the insured wage earner at the time of his death. 42 U.S.C. § 402(d)(1); Smith v. Heckler, 820 F.2d 1093, 1094 (9th Cir.1987). It is undisputed that Netting was fully insured under the Act when he died, that Juliet and Piers are his biological children and are unmarried minors, and that Gillett-Netting filed an application for child's insurance benefits on their behalf. Because we conclude that Juliet and Piers are Netting's legitimate children, they are considered to have been dependent under the Act and are entitled to benefits. 10