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If you are age 62, unmarried, and divorced from someone entitled to Social Security retirement or disability benefits, you may be eligible to receive benefits based on his or her record. To be eligible, you must have been married to your ex-spouse for 10 years or more.
Divorced spouses can get up to 50% of an ex-spouse’s Social Security but must be at least 62, unmarried and divorced at least 2 years from a 10+-year marriage.
If you and your spouse both have a personal my Social Security account, you can view an estimate of the benefits you could receive based on your spouse’s record. Divorced spouses can get benefits, too. Are you divorced from a marriage that lasted at least 10 years? You may be able to get benefits on your former spouse’s record. Our rules ...
1. Myth: You'll reduce their checks. A December 2020 Fidelity survey found that 52% of adults believed that someone's ex-spouse could influence their Social Security benefits. Nope. Totally...
Claiming your Social Security benefit is complicated--especially if you are divorced. A larger benefit coming from your ex-spouse could make a difference in your cash flow throughout retirement. Here's how to find out whether you're eligible.
Can you collect Social Security divorced spouse benefits and your own retirement benefits at the same time? No. The Social Security Administration will pay out only one benefit to a spouse.
If you are age 62, unmarried, and divorced from someone entitled to Social Security retirement or disability benefits, you may be eligible to receive benefits based on their record. There are other rules, of course. You must have been married to your ex-spouse for 10 years or more.
Your ex-spouse qualifies for Social Security benefits. You can even begin drawing benefits before your ex has retired, as long as they qualify and you’ve been divorced at least two years.
A divorced spouse is generally entitled to a Social Security benefit that's equivalent to 50% of the ex-spouse's retirement benefit even if the ex-spouse...
You may qualify if you’re the spouse, divorced spouse, child, or dependent parent of someone who worked and paid Social Security taxes before they died. See if you're eligible for Survivor benefits.