or receiving Social Security disability benefits. If your ex is entitled to retirement benefits but hasn't started them, at least two years must have passed since the divorce for you to qualify for a divorced spousal benefit.
The Social Security spousal benefit applies to current, widowed, and ex-spouses. Find out how it works as well as some pitfalls you'll want to avoid.
Social Security spousal benefits pay spouses or ex-spouses up to 50% of the worker's retirement benefit. Payments to spouses don't reduce the worker's benefit.
The GPO reduces the Social Security spousal supplement paid to a retiree with a non-covered pension by two thirds of the pension’s amount. …the Social Security Fairness Act would repeal the Government Pension Offset and restore the full quarter-million dollar lifetime windfall… It is one ...
Spousal Benefit Eligibility You are eligible for spousal benefits if your spouse has filed for Social Security benefits and you are at least age 62, or caring for a child who's entitled to receive benefits on your spouse’s record and is younger than age 16 or is disabled.3 ...
Despite all the emotion involved, divorce is ultimately a numbers game. Marital property must be valued and divided, and spousal support and child support are calculated based on your incomes. Social Security benefits are a tricky part of the support equation. Some benefits may reduce or even el...
Thank you for visiting Social Security Choices. We know that at one point or another all of us face the same problem: Which benefits should I collect, and when should I do it? The question of when to collect is very difficult. In fact, each year many people forgo spousal benefits or ...
Don’t overlook spousal, dependent, and survivor benefits. Strategies to Boost Your Benefits There are nine steps that could go a long way toward helping you maximize yourSocial Security retirement benefits. You can use a combination of the following strategies (some of which have eligibility requi...
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1. Equal rights to social security benefits Same-sex couples are entitled to the same Social Security benefits as opposite-sex couples. This includes benefits like retirement, disability, survivors, and spousal benefits. The Supreme Court rulings, such as Obergefell v. Hodges, have ensured that ...