Can't you get remarried after getting your ex spouse ssa benefit

Hi,

If your ex is still living, then the answer is almost always no. Divorced spousal benefits terminate if the beneficiary remarries, unless they marry someone who is also receiving certain types of Social Security auxiliary or survivor benefits (https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0300202045).

I reach full retirement age (66) in September and will take social security benefits. My ex-wife (married 20 years) turns 62 in October. Can she receive half of my benefit at that time? She is employed on a part-time basis and would not meet the income penalty threshold.

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Hi Larry! I just got out of a nasty divorce I'm applying for disability I was married to him for 3 years and he's 12 years older than me and he's a disabled vet. Would I be able to to claim some of his benifets. I have no income and I'm homeless.

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Hi Larry im turning 60 in August. My X husband turns 62 this October I have not remarried but he has my question is when he starts collecting at age 62 can I collect off of his social security I am collecting Social Security Disability at this time. We were married for 16 years. Thank you Lori

Hi Lori,

Hi Larry, I am 56 yrs old and been on SSDI since 2010 . Previously, in 2001, I got divorced ( we were married 17 yrs.) He is about to retire this year ( he'll be 67) If I was married more than 10 yrs to him , how do I get the divorced spouse amount ? ( He always made alot more the I have ( I was mostly raising 4 children the whole marriage )
Right now I receive $890 a month on SSDI . I'm hoping that I qualify somehow for much more one day. He always made at least $60k plus a year
Thank you for a response and stay safe, Jennifer

Hi Jennifer,

I started collecting on ex husbands as. He was 100 % disabled for 30 + years while we were married. He is now deceased. I was told since he was disables that I could of started at age 59. I am now 67. Can I get the time from age 59 to 62 back played ?

Hi,

The answer to your question is no. You must file an application in order to qualify for benefits, and if you filed now you couldn't claim benefits retroactively for more than 6 months.

In my divorce settlement it was calculated by the judge that I will receive $2,000 from SS per month at age 62 (I am forced to take it at 62 as required by the decree). My former husband has paid the maximum over the last 10+ years. I will be 62 in 2028. And I am assured that this SS at 62 for 2,000 combined with another 1,000 by my ex, that I will receive, at minimum, 3,000 per month. Since this is all that I can expect to live on, this is quite important to me. I was completely dependent on him as I stayed home to raise our kids.

I am have been divorce a few years.I was married for 15yrs.Iam 55 I am on ssi/disability when can I draw on my ex husband ssi.

Hi,

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a needs based benefit administered by Social Security, and it doesn't pay any benefits to family members or divorced spouses of the person receiving SSI.

In 2016 I ended my 30-year marriage. I was born in 1961 and continue to work; he was born in 1958 continues to draw SSI due to late onset blindness, although he worked more than 40 quarters before collecting SSI.

Questions:

If I don't remarry, will I be allowed to collect a spousal benefit at age 66 and 10 months, in addition to my Social Security retirement benefit?

Same question but what if I wait until I'm 70 or 72?

What if I begin collecting SS Retirement at age 66 and 10 months, but remarry shortly thereafter?

Hello,
I am 60 yrs old currently receiving SS Disability and wanted find out if I am eligible for Social Security Benefits although my ex husband hasn’t retired yet and is still working at 68. When can I possibly start to receive any ex-spousal benefits? We were married 6 yrs. Am I eligible for anything and if so do wait until he actually retires?
Thank you

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