Divorced Spousal Benefits

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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My husband divorced me after 28yrs we were married:( My question is my daughter hasnt graduated yet but did turn 18 on 01/02/2020 and my direct deposit from childsupport office stopped even though I presented her transcript showing she was in virtual homeschool program, she is disabled and I want to reapply for ss benefits so as to help us financially survive shouldn't I be able to get benefits for help to take care of her?

I am 66 and divorced after 13 years of marriage. If I remarry a foreigner who has never worked in the US, may I continue drawing half of my ex-spouse’s social security benefits?

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I am on disability, my children receive benefits, my ex wife does as well. Social security agent told me she got caretaker benefits no spousal. I got divorced last year and was granted full custody of the children. I am now their representative payee. Does my ex wife continue receiving the money she got before? Or does she lose the benefits and the amount she was getting split and given to my 2 children?

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Hi! I went into the Social Security office in April 2015 at age 63. I specifically asked the representative if I could collect off of my ex-spouses SS since we had been married over 10 years. She told me that because he was on SS disability I did not qualify to receive any monies from his SS. I ended up having to take an early retirement because of health issues and 3 years later was SS disability for myself.

I am 58 and my husband is 66. He is thinking about retiring within the next two years, and we are divorcing within the next year. I am disabled and have received SSDI for the past 12 years. From what I understand, I can draw off of my spouse's retirement benefits as a survivor at an earlier age if I am disabled, but when can I start drawing off of his benefits as an ex spouse if I am disabled? My current SSDI benefits are less than $700 a month because I spent more of my life raising children and tending to the household instead of working outside of the home.

Hi! I am 62 this March 15th! My Ex-wife is 53 today Feb. 7th! Married from Sept. 18th/1993--Dec.18th 2014! Married in Ontario, Canada and Divorced in Michigan. I know I can collect eventually as I have friends who have done this before! She started to work in Michigan in 2001 and is still working and living in the US since then! Is there any way I can collect before I'm 71 and she is 62??

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