What benefit my wife or my kids get from social security if i died

Hi. That depends on your wife and children's ages at the time of your death. Children can potentially receive survivor benefits from a parent's Social Security account if they're either under age 18, or 18 to 19 and attending high school, or at any age if they're unmarried and if they became disabled prior to age 22.

Hi, Larry. I have a rather odd SS survivor benefits question for you. I am asking this on behalf of my girlfriend Sofi [she] who lives in Baja Mexico. She is 52 years old.

She was married legally to a USA citizen and veteran for well over 20+ years. He [Joe] was getting SS retirement benefits and veterans benefits for 20 + years during their marriage. They stayed together until he turned about 84, when he went into a nursing home in San Diego Ca. I observed them over this time, and I can say that their marriage was valid and a true relationship. No sham marriage here.

Have a appt social security for widow benefits was married 1998 to 2008 marriage 1o 4 1998 divorce 1 8 2008 girl told me all I'll need for my appt is marriage certificate and touting number for my bank when they call next month have all needed info on all they asked for does it sound like I will receive my widow's benrfit

Dear Larry,
After 4 frustrating phone calls to the Social Security Office and been given 4 different answers I am in desperate need for advice. I am asking on behalf of my sister-in -law who is too distraught and upset to pursue this matter. How does she go about receiving Survivor Benefits that she is entitled to. I would appreciate your help in this matter.
Her husband passed away on the 26th February, 2021 at 12.10pm in Christchurch, New Zealand. He has been receiving his Social Security pension beginning at age 70. Date of Birth: 3/17/1945

Hi Larry, Of my 2 divorces ,My first husband of 18 yrs passed away in 2018. I draw his Soc Sec survival benefits for each one of my 3 at home children they each get 470 . Can I draw widows benefits also ?

My wife passed away 2014 she was 74 was 54 I got remarried in 2020 .my question is am I still elagable for servivale benefits at 60 till I can draw my S.S.

Hi. I'm sorry for your loss.

My first husband went back to brazil and passed there.
Can i receive his social security here.
Although i remarried im divorced from my second. Im 74 now and receive very little because my first husband would not let me work.

My husband passed away in Dec 2020. We have twin 11 yr olds,I myself am on SsDI
We are all recieving survivor benefits. My understanding is my benefits on the survivor side is reduced because family max. My children each recieve just over 2200.00 per month.
When they turn 18 in 7 yrs I will be 62 I am then intitled for the balance of my children's benefits?

My father just passed last week and he claimed me as a dependent and I'm 59 so can I get his Social Security ?

Hi. I'm sorry for your loss. No one can be paid a deceased person's actual Social Security benefits or their contributions (i.e. Social Security taxes) to the program. Nor would the fact that your father claimed you as a dependent for tax purposes make you eligible for Social Security benefits.

I am 60, almost 61 and am disabled. I collect SSD and LTD from previous employer until 65. My husband has liver cancer and is not doing well. Will they automatically transfer his SSI to me? The reason I ask is my LTD offered a buyout if I don’t take it and SSI starts paying me my husband’s SSI it will cancel my Ltd due to the increase in funds, if I do take the buyout I will loose 15k over the next 4 yrs. With the Medical bills I cannot afford to loose any of it. Can I wait to take survivor benefits till I am 65 or will Social Security start survivor benefits automatically?