If you're entitled to Social Security on your own, each year you delay your claim past full retirement age boosts your monthly benefits by 8%, up until age 70. But the maximum spousal benefit you can ...

41% of respondents incorrectly marked this statement as false: "If I get divorced, I might be able to collect Social Security benefits based on my ex-spouse's Social Security earnings history." Even ...

If your former spouse tries to prevent you from claiming their Social Security benefits out of spite, it can put you in a ...

If you’ve been divorced for at least two years and your ex is eligible for Social Security — meaning they’re age 62 or older ...

Eleven years ago, I divorced after 23 years of marriage. I had been a stay-at-home mother for more than 10 years and was ...