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Spousal Benefits
May 10, 2023
Is There Some Reason That My Spousal Benefits Started Three Months After My Wife Took Her Benefits?
February 27, 2023
Is It Correct That My Wife Will Get Half Of My Benefit Amount When I Start Drawing My Benefits?
January 19, 2023
Would You Look Into Social Security's Inaccurate Spousal Benefit Estimates?
January 15, 2023
Can My Husband Claim Spousal Benefits WIthout It Affecting His Civil Service Pension?
January 15, 2023
Can I Collect Half Of My Husband's Benefit And Stop Drawing My Benefits?
November 27, 2022
Is My Wife's Spousal Rate Computed Based On My PIA Including The COLAs That Have Occured Since I Started My SS?
November 1, 2022
Is It Correct That Spousal Benefits Are 50% Of The Amount I Would Have Received At Age 66?
October 31, 2022
Do I Have To Wait Until My Husband Retires And Draws Benefits To Get Spousal Benefits?
October 23, 2022
Does The Age At Which My Wife Claims Her Own Benefits Affect Her Spousal Benefit Amount?
October 18, 2022
When Can My Wife Collect Spousal Benefits, And How Is Her Benefit Rate Calculated?
September 12, 2022
How Do I Increase My SS Benefit To 50% Of What My Husband Is Collecting?
August 22, 2022
Does A Divorced Spouse Who Remarries Have To Wait A Year To Be Able To Collect Spousal Benefits On Their New Spouse's Account?
August 15, 2022
Will My Friend's Spousal Benefit Be Reduced Because She Started Drawing Her Own Benefits At Age 65?
July 31, 2022
Can My Wife Now File For Spousal Benefits If She's Already Drawing Her Own Benefits?
July 31, 2022
If I Started Drawing From My Husband's Social Security At Age 62, Can I Collect Half Of His Amount Now That I'm 78?
July 20, 2022
Will My Wife's SSDI Benefits Be Cut If I Take Spousal Benefits And Delay Taking My Own Benefit?
July 11, 2022
Will My Wife's Spousal Benefit Be Reduced If She Starts Drawing Her Own Benefits Early?
June 10, 2022
Is It True That My Husband Can File For Spousal Benefits That Could Go Back Six Months?
June 6, 2022
Am I Eligible For Any Of My Husband's Social Security Even If He Isn't Drawing His Benefits?
June 6, 2022
Am I Allowed To Get Part Of My Spouse's Check Along With My Own Social Security?
May 6, 2022
If My Wife Files For Spousal Benefits Now Will She Be Able To Collect Even Though My Benefits Are Suspended?
April 17, 2022
Will I Be Able To Collect SS From My Husband's Earnings When I Reach Age 62?
April 9, 2022
What Age Is Used To Calculate The Amount Of Reduction Applied To Spousal Benefits?
April 5, 2022
Can I Receive Spousal Benefits From My Wife's Record When She Turns 62 Even If She Isn't Drawing Benefits?
March 15, 2022
Is My Husband Eligible To Claim Spousal Benefits Now At Age 67 When I'm Age 50?
February 28, 2022
When I Start Drawing At Age 70 Will My Wife Get 50% Of My Age 70 Benefit Rate?
February 22, 2022
Can My Wife Take Benefits From My Social Security At Age 62 If I'm Not Collecting My Social Security?
February 21, 2022
If I File For My Own Benefits Now Will I Be Able To Get Spousal Benefits When My Husband Applies For His Benefits?
February 7, 2022
Can My Spouse Use My Benefit As A Spousal Benefit Until I Start Collecting?
February 7, 2022
When I Reach Full Retirement Age Will I Receive Half Of My Husband's Age 66 Amount Or Half Of His Benefit Amount At The Time I Apply?
February 6, 2022
Am I Entitled To Half Of My Husband's Monthly Income In Addition To What I Receive?
January 23, 2022
Will My Spousal Benefit Be Half Of The Amount Of My Husband's Age 70 Rate Or His Full Retirement Age Rate?
December 30, 2021
If My Wife Claims Her Own SS At Age 62 Will It Affect Her Spousal Benefit When I File For My SS?
December 17, 2021
Will I Have To Pay Back The Spousal Benefits Social Security Gave Me With My Benefit?
December 12, 2021
Are Spousal Benefits Calculated Using Their Spouse's Current PIA Or Their Original PIA?
About the Author
Laurence J. Kotlikoff
Laurence J. Kotlikoff is a William Fairfield Warren Professor and Professor of Economics at Boston University, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Econometric Society, and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Professor Kotlikoff received his B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1973 and his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University in 1977. Kotlikoff is the Director of the Fiscal Analysis Center.
A New York Times Bestselling author, he has written nineteen books and hundreds of professional articles and op-eds. He is a frequent television and radio guest. His columns have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, London Financial Times, the Boston Globe, Bloomberg, Forbes, Yahoo.com, Fortune, and other major publications. In 2014, The Economist named him one of the world's 25 most influential economists