Tag: Spousal Benefits

Second Chances & Social Security: How Remarriage Can Boost Your Benefits
May 13, 2025 Off

Second Chances & Social Security: How Remarriage Can Boost Your Benefits

By The Admiral Staff

If you remarry after age 60 (or 50 if disabled) and were married to your deceased spouse for at least 10 years, you may be able to continue receiving survivor benefits from their Social Security account while also receiving spousal benefits from your new spouse’s account. The total benefits received would equal the higher of the two amounts, and you can switch to your own retirement benefits between ages 62 and 70 if they are higher.

Divorced and Wondering About Social Security? Here’s What You Need to Know.
November 5, 2024 Off

Divorced and Wondering About Social Security? Here’s What You Need to Know.

By The Admiral Staff

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

Divorced and Wondering About Social Security? Here’s What You Need to Know.
May 31, 2021 Off

Divorced and Wondering About Social Security? Here’s What You Need to Know.

By The Admiral Staff

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