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The following benefits question comes courtesy of Mike, one of my wonderful students, who asked me to read it out loud in class, and by class I mean a nice comfy conference room located in beautiful downtown Burbank. I share it with you now, tweaked a bit, of course, in hopes it will be benefit you:

Dear Benefits Maven,
Many years ago, I married a widow out of love, who had an 18-year-old daughter. After the wedding, my father, a widower, came to visit a number of times, and he fell in love with my stepdaughter. My father eventually married her without my authorization. As a result, my stepdaughter became my step mother and my father became my son-in-law. My father's wife (also my stepdaughter) and my stepmother, gave birth to a son who is my grandchild, because I am the husband of my stepdaughter's mother. As the son of my father, this boy is also my brother.

As you can see, my wife became a grandmother, because she is the mother of my father's wife. Therefore, it appears that I am also my wife's grandchild. A short time after these events, my wife gave birth to a son, who became my father's brother-in-law, the stepson of my father's wife, and my uncle. My son is also my stepmother's brother, and through my stepmother, my wife has become a grandmother and I have become my own grandfather.

In light of the above mentioned, I would like to know the following: Does my son, who is also my uncle, my father's son-in-law and my stepmother's brother, fulfill the requirements of receiving childcare benefits?

Sincerely Yours,
Confused in Cucamonga

Dear Cucamonga,
I'll have to get back to you.

You're Welcome,
Benefits Maven