Category: Insights

A reader asks if they can collect half of their ex-wife’s Social Security benefits, and if their ex could claim half of theirs. The expert clarifies that Social Security benefits are not taken from one person’s check and given to another. Spouses or former spouses may qualify for benefits based on their ex’s earnings record, but only if certain requirements are met (marriage lasting 10 years, divorced for over two years, and not currently remarried). The maximum spousal benefit