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Ex-spouses who remarry are entitled to benefits only if they remarry after age 60 (age 50 if they are disabled). Remarrying before you turn 60 will disqualify you from potential survivor benefits.
A survivor can be an ex-spouse if the marriage lasted at least 10 years and the ex-spouse is at least 60 years old (or 50, if disabled). ... Also important to know: if, at the time of death, the ...
He died at the age of 63. If pension recipients are a widow or widower of someone who received Social Security benefits, that pension recipient may have reduced survivors benefits or may not ...
In December 1998, the Columbus City Council approved benefits for domestic partners, then two months later unanimously repealed them after residents threatened a referendum. [ 2 ] On July 30, 2012, the Columbus City Council approved benefits for domestic partners.
If you remarry after the age of 60 though, you will be eligible to claim benefits on that deceased spouse’s record. Another way to maximize is to wait to claim your own benefits.
The first legally-recognized same-sex marriage occurred in Minneapolis, [3] Minnesota, in 1971. [4] On June 26, 2015, in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court overturned Baker v. Nelson and ruled that marriage is a fundamental right guaranteed to all citizens, and thus legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
Under common law, a marriage by a person already legally married was considered void, regardless of the circumstances. [4] The Enoch Arden doctrine modifies this strict rule by introducing a presumption of death and allowing remarriage after a certain period of unexplained absence, typically seven years in most jurisdictions. [2]
If your spouse was born before Jan. 2, 1954 and has already reached full retirement age, your spouse can receive the spousal benefit and delay receiving their own retirement benefit until later.