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 ...

Put differently, if the widow or widower already receives the larger payout, there is no advantage to applying for survivor benefits. 4. Divorced spouses can claim Social Security spousal benefits on ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Would I be able to collect my first husband's benefit instead of mine if it's higher since I am not married, if he dies before me? He is currently married. See: I'm 68 and leaving my job for grad ...

The Social Security Administration offers various guidelines for survivor benefits worth knowing. Note, for example, that it's possible to collect survivor benefits when an ex-spouse passes away ...

You're a surviving spouse (of any age) who's caring for the child of the deceased, that child has a disability and is receiving Social Security benefits You're an ex-spouse who was married to the ...

The Social Security Fairness Act gets rid of two long-standing laws: the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the ...