my son is 16 and his father died, guessing his family max is around 4000. there are two children, mine is 16 and the dad has an older adult handicapped child living in a group home for many years since he was disabled when he was 3. The new wife of my ex, will not be 60 for 3 years. do the two children have to split the 2000 survivor benefit or will they each get 2000, does the new wife ( widow now ) come into the equation since she will not be 60 for 3 years and my kid will be 18 and done with it.

Hi,

I'm 42years old and my husband died a year m half ago,we was together for 14yrs and seprTed for last 10 yrs,our son is 15yrs old now,he lives with me now sence his father passed.am I allowed a survivor check also?

Hi,

I'm sorry for your loss.

I am 51 years old. I was married to my first husband for over 25 years. We divorced in 2018 and I remarried later that year at 48 years old. I have been on permanent social security disability fo years.

My first husband is 56 years old and has been diagnosed with a terminal illness. He is eligible for social security based upon his work record AND he is applying for disability.

I realize that by me remarrying I am ineligible to receive survivor benefits.

Hi,

My dad is 70yrs old and is a Social Security pensioner even if he is not a US Citizen. Sadly he passed away last Dec of 2020. My mom is 63yrs old and they have been married for 37yrs. My mom is living outside of US. We just want to ask and know if my mom can get the Social Security benefits of my dad. Thank you!

Hi,

I'm sorry for your loss.

If both me and my husband are currently drawing Social security if a death occurs we would only get one pay out monthly correct.

Hi,

Yes, in most cases as long as the surviving member of a couple is at least full retirement age (FRA), they are paid roughly the higher of their two benefit rates.

Best, Jerry

Hi. I recently lost my husband to covid he was 56. I called as. And they said when I reach 60 I can start collecting. He also had a life insurance policy. That makes me go over the 18,000 a year limit they gave me. Where does my husband's money go that they took out for all these years. Will I not ne entitled to any of it. Does it change at full retirement age. And I can make over that amount. Can I have my kids receive it at what his full retirement age was. I cant see how they can just keep it after all these years of him paying into it

Hi,

hi,
i filed for survivor benefits early (age 62) in 2019 because i was told i needed to start the process in the usa in order to claim a survivor benefit due from some work abroad in our earlier married years. it turns out that was not true, but i discovered it too late to revoke my application.
in any case, my benefits have been suspended from the beginning because i earn well over the earnings limit, so i have not been paid anything to date.

I am 45 and my husband was 43 when he just passed away. Am i entitled to draw social security now or do I wait until I or his retirement age??

Hi,

I'm sorry for your loss.

My daughter just turned 16. She is ADD dyslexic, and has intellectual disabilities. She was just tested through her school and has an IQ of 67. She currently receives survivor benefits from her father. She will be 19 during her 12th grade year. My morhers insurance stopped this month. 1. Should I apply for a mother's insurance now that she has been retested and seems like she would qualify as a disabled child,? 2. Should I file for disability for her at 18, or now, or wait until her survivor benefits expire? 3.

My wife and I have begun planning for our future family, and that includes determining how much life insurance we need. To avoid purchasing excess life insurance, I looked up the tentative amount of the Survivor's Benefit generated by my earnings to date. I was pretty surprised at the amount payable to my child if I were to die this year: $2,144 a month!