hi Larry.i was married to my first husband for 16 years.we divorce.he remarry,still is.i also remarry but devoice my second husband.my first ex is getting his retirement.am i entitled to anything from my first ex.thank you

Hi,

It sounds like you might be able to qualify for divorced spousal benefits, but you'd need to be at least age 62 to potentially qualify (https://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/handbook/handbook.03/handbook-0311.html). Also, if you were born after January 1 1954 you couldn't qualify for divorced spousal benefits without also filing for your own Social Security retirement benefits, and you could only be paid basically the higher of those two benefit rates. Furthermore, your benefit rate would be reduced for age if you start drawing prior to your full retirement age (FRA).

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Best, Jerry