The decline begins at 32 and then accelerates after 35 (a pitcher's career is less age-dependent and harder to predict).

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It is simply impossible for parents to claim a non-disabled dependent adult child over age 24 earning that amount of money.

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But another explanation could be changes in lifestyle factors which increase the risk of hormone-dependent tumours, such as women having babies at an older age, obesity after menopause and use of hormone replacement therapy.

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Dependent children younger than 18, or up to age 19 if a full-time student in secondary school, may each receive an additional monthly payment equal to up to one-half of your full benefit.

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