Question

What was the result in Mattison v.Social Security Commissioner,the case in the text involving the issue of whether twins conceived after the death of the father via artificial insemination using his sperm could inherit as children under state intestacy law thereby becoming entitled to social security survivors' benefits? A)That because the mother was alive and the twins were conceived and born after the father's death,they did not survive him as heirs legally and were not entitled to any succession rights;otherwise,had the mother been deceased,the twins would have been entitled to succession rights in regard to the father as well as the mother. B)That because the twins were conceived within 30 days of the decedent's death,they were considered legal heirs and entitled to succession rights. C)That because the twins were conceived and born after the father's death,they did not survive him as heirs legally and were not entitled to any succession rights. D)That because the mother had permission from the father to use the sperm after his death,the twins were considered legal heirs and were entitled to succession rights. E)That regardless of whether or not the mother had permission from the father to use the sperm after his death,the twins were considered legal heirs and were entitled to succession rights.

Answer 1

Answer:

C) That because the twins were conceived and born after the father's death, they did not survive him as heirs legally and were not entitled to any succession rights.

Explanation:

In the case of Mattison v.Social Security Commissioner. plaintiff Pamela Mattison conceived twins through artificial insemination after the death of his husband Jeffery, whose sperm was earlier collected and preserved in a sperm bank. Pamela filed a lawsuit at the birth of the twins based on the deceased husband's earning record. Social security allows survivor benefit to be paid out to the young offspring who are reliant on the deceased employee before his or her death. The court ruled that because the twins were born after the death of Jeffery Mattison they were not eligible for his succession benefits.