An ex spouse collects social security disability under his own name. He’s collected it for years. I was married for 10.5 years. I divorced him. I have always worked and paid the IRS but not him. It Was a bad relationship that hung on for 10 years. If I take my social security at 62 will he ever ever in his lifetime be entitled to my social security benefits.

Hi,

My ex husband is 71, I am 60. We were married 13 years. I have never remarried again.
If I collect some of his SS benefits at 62 till I turn 70 is this going to affect my SS benefits when I turn 70? Can I still collect my full retirement benefits.
Thank you Larry

Hi,

I was married for 10 years and If I am divorced Now at age 60 can I claim my ex husbands social security benefit if he is married and I am not ?

Hi,

Unless you have a child in your care who is eligible for auxiliary or survivor benefits, the earlies you can claim divorced spousal benefits on the account of a living ex-spouse is at age 62. The fact that your ex is married has no bearing on your eligibility, but you must be unmarried to potentially qualify for divorced spousal benefits.

I am retired I get $976 per month I was married to my ex 15 years he makes very good money and is about to retire would I be better off to keep what I'm getting or go with getting spousal benefits from him I'm not married he is?

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My parents were married for more than 20 years. My dad remarried for about 10 years and was married when he past in 2011. His widower is receiving widower ss. My mom receives a pension from Municipal Employees Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago, which came from working in Chicago Public Schools, which didn't take out for ss. Can she received a divorced widower ss? She does and has not received any ss. And how do I, her daughter go about helping her to receive it?

Hi,

I'm sorry for your loss.

I was married 15 years, divorced for 17 years. I am 65, My ex is two years younger. I will claim ss benefits long before him (he doesn't want to retire for quite a while) if I claim divorced spousal benefits, how is the amount determined if he doesn't retire until he is 70. ( it could be five years after me) his salary has been over $500k for years and his benefit will be higher than mine even

Hi,

I am 63 in 2020 and my soon to be ex will be 61. We do not plan to file for SS benefits until full retirement age. Our current SS benefit payouts show I will receive $2000/month and he will receive $1500/month. As I have read and tried to understand on the SS website, he may file for half of the difference between our payouts (so $250) which the government will take care of. Is that correct as of now? Do he have a right to any more of my payout?

Hi,

My name is John, and my ex-wife's name is Donna.

Larry,

Hi Larry, I plan on claiming my SS benefits at 62, next July. My question is, Is it true that I can collect more from my ex wife's SS. If so how does that affect her? Thanks and stay safe.

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