Will My Social Security Benefit Be Reduced Because I Get A Pension?
I was married almost 30 years, most of which was spent at home raising our four children. My ex was self employed as a lawyer and worked as a teacher for about 8 years. I now receive half of his teachers pension of about 800.00 a month, I've been working since the divorce and my ss benefits will be about 1200.00 month if I work till I'm 70. I will be 63 this year and my ex will be 60. The local SS office told me my ss benefits wouldn't be penalized because the school pension was awarded in a divorce settlement. Is this true?