How Can My Deceased Boyfriend's Last Benefit Payment Be Resolved?
Hi Larry
My boyfriend, no legal arrangement was made, recently died. He did leave a will with a common friend. He died January 12. Social Security pays by direct deposit the 3rd Wednesday of the month. The bank returned that payment. My understanding from the SocialSecurity.gov website is that his estate was entitled to that check as payment in January is for December. His estate would not be entitled to anything after January.
How is this resolved?
Thank you Karen
Hi Karen. I'm sorry for your loss. Yes, it sounds like the December Social . . . Read More
Category: Social Security Underpayments
Posted: Feb 22 2021 - 11:50am
Can I Get Any Kind Of Support From Social Security?
I worked only one year and a half since I immigrated to USA, and I am now 72 years old
and have many medical issues and can not work any more .
I have a wife a nd a teen age girl. I am so worried about their future and also about my self. Can I have any kind of support from social security? Thank you sir
Hi. It doesn't sound like you'd qualify for any Social Security benefits based on your own earnings history. You might be able to qualify for benefits based on your spouse's earnings history, but only if she's drawing Social Security retirement . . . Read More
Category: Miscellaneous
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Hi. You don't mention if you're drawing your own Social Security retirement benefits, or spousal benefits, or a combination of the two. If you're drawing just your own retirement benefits, then you might be able to qualify for additional spousal benefits. However, you could only qualify for additional spousal benefits if your husband's primary insurance amount (PIA) is more than twice as much as your . . . Read More
Category: Miscellaneous
Posted: Feb 22 2021 - 11:26am
Can A Person Get A Loan On Their Disability Benefits?
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Posted: Feb 21 2021 - 11:17am
Can Tax Records Be Pulled To Prove A Common Law Marriage?
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Hi, Social Security can't access your past tax records, but those records wouldn't be sufficient to establish a common law marriage anyway. Proving a common law marriage is complicated, and the laws on common law . . . Read More
Category: Miscellaneous
Posted: Feb 20 2021 - 11:59am
When Can I Start My Application?
I want to retire in June 2021. When can I start my application?
Hi. Social Security allows people to apply for benefits up to 4 months prior to the month that they want to start their benefits, so if you want to start your benefits in June 2021 you can apply now. However, you may first want to consider using our software (https://maximizemysocialsecurity.com/purchase) to fully analyze the options available to you so that you can choose the best strategy for maximizing your benefits.
Best, . . . Read More
Category: Filing For Benefits
Posted: Feb 20 2021 - 11:52am
Is It Possible For Me To Claim Spousal Benefits From My Ex-Spouse While I Continue Working?
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Hi. Assuming that you were born after January 1 1954, you couldn't claim divorced spousal benefits without claiming your own Social Security retirement benefits at the same time. And, if you claim either . . . Read More
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Will Your Software Be Able To Show Me The Impact Of Future Wages On My Benefit Rate?
My husband died in 2010 when he was 46 and I 47, Since then I have continuously claimed a widow's benefit, as I have sole care of our developmentally disabled child (now age 27), I have worked part time during most years, but now have an opportunity to pursue a full-time job. I doubt I can achieve an earnings record anywhere near my late husband's. Will your software be able to show me the impact of future wages on my own record, as well as whether I can/should suspend collecting my widow's benefit? I remain my son's primary caregiver and expect to do so well beyond reaching . . . Read More
Category: Maximize My Social Security Software
Posted: Feb 20 2021 - 11:34am
Can You File For Social Security Disability If You Already Receive Early Social Security Benefits?
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Best, Jerry
Category: Disability Benefits
Posted: Feb 20 2021 - 11:20am
Can My Disabled Child Switch To Drawing On My Record When I Retire?
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Hi. Yes, if your son has been continuously disabled since before he reached age 22 then he should qualify for disabled adult child's (DAC) . . . Read More
Category: Disabled Adult Child Benefits
Posted: Feb 20 2021 - 11:02am
