By Quentin Fottrell 'I calculated her break-even point to be around age 78' "She was married to her first husband long enough to qualify as his widow for Social Security benefits ...

Nearly 41% of Americans are not aware of this special Social Security rule that applies to divorcees and could boost their ...

The elimination of WEP and GPO under the Social Security Fairness Act is delivering major benefit increases and lump-sum payments to public workers.

Social Security retirement benefits are one of the key components of retirement income for many retirees. Your benefit is based on your top 35 years of lifetime earnings. Those with less than 35 years ...

Who is eligible to receive divorced spousal benefits? To claim spousal benefits as a divorcee, you must have been married to ...

Errors involving survivor benefits, health coverage and court orders can create financial problems years after a marriage ...

There are groups of people who can claim Social Security benefits on another person’s work record, among them spouses, even ...

Dear Rusty: After 16 years of marriage, we were divorced. I have never remarried, but he has. When he starts collecting Social Security (he is 64 now and still working), is it true that I can claim ex ...

If you only qualify for a small retirement benefit, there's a good chance that your spousal benefit will be larger.

Social Security isn't simple. Learn the key claiming strategies—spousal, survivor, disability, and more—to maximize your ...

Divorced spouses may be able to claim Social Security benefits based on an ex-partner’s record, and the other person does not ...