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 ...

Social Security benefits end when you die, unless you have a qualifying beneficiary who would begin to receive survivorship benefits.

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 ...

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 ...

The Social Security Administration said nearly 90% of beneficiaries won’t pay taxes on benefits as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill. - . The Social Security Ad ...

One of the recommended first steps after a death is to provide the deceased's Social Security number to the funeral director, as the funeral home is usually responsible for notifying the SSA of the ...

But I have a question: I expect that I will predecease my wife, after which she’ll be able to take my larger Social Security benefit. But what happens if I die before the age of 70, say at age 68?

Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez Planning for retirement can become more complicated after a divorce. "The division of ...

The 10-year duration-of-marriage rule applies only to divorced spouses. You were married to your ... The phone rep told me that I can’t get any benefits from my ex until he files for Social Security ...

Staying in an unhealthy marriage for Social Security probably isn’t wise, but having a spouse does come with benefits as far as retirement is concerned. “Keep your marriage together for at ...

For the first time in the program's 90-year history, the average Social Security retired-worker benefit crested $2,000 -- officially, it came in at $2,002.39.