If you can keep working while looking after your health, do it. You get 100% of your Social Security benefit at full ...

I was married for 27 years to my first husband before divorcing. I married someone else from 2002 to 2005 and divorced. I ...

Spousal Social Security benefits can be complex, but understanding them can help maximize your retirement income.

Collecting Social Security benefits from a ex-spouse is a pretty straightforward process, but there are a few things you might want to consider if you’re divorced and thinking about your retirement.

Learn the ins and outs of Social Security benefits for spouses, ex-spouses and surviving spouses. Updated Sun, Jul 30 2023. Trina Paul Associate Reporter.

Most people understand that Social Security provides benefits to spouses and survivors, even if they didn’t qualify for payments based on their own work records. But many do not know that even ...

Czarnowski says it’s important to distinguish between benefits for a "divorced spouse," i.e., the ex is still alive, and benefits for what the Social Security Act refers to as a "surviving ...

You get 100% of your Social Security benefit at full retirement age, which is 67 for anyone born in 1960 or after, and you receive a lesser amount if you claim at any time from the age of 62 until ...

Most people understand that Social Security provides benefits to spouses and survivors, even if they didn't qualify for payments based on their own work records. But many do not know that even if ...

If you are divorced, you may be eligible to receive Social Security benefits based on your ex-spouse’s earnings history. Here are the requirements you have to meet.

The Moneyist ‘Today is my 61st birthday’: I have my ex-spouse’s Social Security benefits. Should I retire at 65 and travel? ‘When my former husband passes, I will qualify for widow’s ...

If you are divorced, you may be eligible to receive Social Security benefits based on your ex-spouse’s earnings history. Here are the requirements you have to meet.