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■ SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP Examples: ● A child with two parents with quarter credits and a stepparent (and the stepparent relationship still exists) may have quarters credited from all three people, even if the time period during which the quarters were earned overlap. ● Two or more children may receive credit for any quarters earned by one or both parents through age eighteen. ● Two spouses with earned quarters may each have their quarters credited to the other spouse, even if the time period during which the quarters were earned overlap. Note: Quarters credited to a child do not expire when they reach age 18 439.3 Who May Not Be Included in the Q/C (Quarter/Credit) Count (toc) Social Security quarter/credits earned by the following may not be counted toward an applicant's 40 quarter/credit total. ● An individual’s natural/adopted/stepchildren or other relatives (e.g., aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins, brothers, sisters). ● Quarters earned by an individual’s current/deceased spouse before the marriage. ● Any quarters earned by an individual’s previous spouse if the marriage has ended in divorce. ● Quarters earned by the stepparents prior to the individual’s birth or after the individual turns age 18, unless the step relationship existed prior to birth of the child. ● Quarters earned by a stepparent if the step relationship no longer exists 439.4 Determining Possibility of Meeting 40 Quarter/Credit Requirement (toc) ● Total the number of years the individual, and each person whose credits may be applied to the individual, have lived in the United States. If the total . . . Then . . . equals at least 10 years, Determine how many years in the total included earnings. is less than 10 years, Ask whether the individual, their parents or their spouse ever commuted to work in the U.S. from another country before coming here to live or worked for a U.S. company overseas and paid U.S. income taxes or FICA taxes. If yes, determine the number of years and add them to the total. If . . . Then . . . 1. If the total is at least 10 years, Determine how many years in the total included earnings. If there were earnings during at least 10 years, follow procedure in A-439.5 If there were earnings in less than 10 years, go to Step 2. 2. If the total is less than 10 STOP -- The individual cannot meet the 40 quarter/credit requirement. CITIZENSHIP SOCIAL SECURITY EARNINGS - QUARTERS Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 01 May 26 MTL 06/26 A-439