If a man just turned 66, was divorced twice and has one child age 16 with ex-wife #2. Can he file for spousal benefits on ex-wife #1 record and receive a benefit for the 16 year old child?

Hi,

No. The man could potentially file just for divorced spousal benefits on ex-wife #1's record and defer filing for his own benefits until later assuming that he meets all of the entitlement requirements for divorced spousal benefits (https://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/handbook/handbook.03/handbook-0311.html), but the man would have to be drawing benefits on his own record in order for his child with ex-wife #2 to qualify for child's benefits on his account.

By the way, this man would be well advised to use our maximization software to determine which of his filing options would likely be optimal.

Best, Jerry