Can You Collect Your Ex's Social Security When They Die? Here's What Surviving Divorced Spouses Need to Know About ...

The new law, which will go into effect July 1, will restrict access to death certificates with Social Security numbers to ...

Social Security survivor benefits have different rules than spousal benefits, and both work differently from the retirement ...

When an ex-spouse dies, the emotional fallout often collides with practical questions about money, especially if retirement ...

The Social Security Administration allows you to claim retirement or spousal benefits at 62, but it considers this early ...

Think you're locked into that Social Security decision forever? Think again. Two distinct strategies let you hit the reset ...

My sister has a limited time left as she has been told by her doctors. She is currently on long-term disability. Her husband, 70, is not yet collecting Social Security. Can he start collecting under ...

You also have the option to delay your Social Security claim until age 70. Each year you hold off boosts your benefits by 8% ...

I'm 68 and currently receive spousal survivor Social Security benefits. Can I switch to my own Social Security benefit?

There was no benefit to delaying your application past your full retirement age. That means you’ve missed out on several months of survivor benefits you could have been receiving. You can get six ...

If you plan to work while collecting Social Security benefits before reaching your Full Retirement Age (FRA), you need to understand the Social Security Earnings Test (officially called the Retirement ...

Social Security benefits are a critical source of income for many people. Unfortunately, some of the individuals who are reliant on benefits may soon find themselves facing one of the biggest benefit ...