You may be eligible to claim Social Security on your ex's work record if you were married for at least 10 years. You need to ...

A divorced person may be eligible to collect Social Security benefits based on the former spouse's work record. The marriage must have lasted for at least 10 years before ending in divorce, and you ...

Many divorced boomers may be missing Social Security benefits tied to an ex-spouse's record. Here's how eligibility, timing, ...

Divorce rarely comes with financial upside. Most of the time, it means untangling finances, changing routines, and reworking long-term plans. But there is one narrow, often overlooked area where being ...

Spousal benefits are valuable to married couples, and the qualifications are rather straightforward.

Many divorced people do not know they may qualify for Social Security benefits from an ex-spouse. A rule allows eligible ...

Dear Rusty: I am almost 57, divorced after a 14-year marriage. My former spouse is 15 years older than I and made significantly more money than me. I am required to retire from my job at age 60 but ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A new bill could boost Social Security benefits for widowed and surviving divorced spouses. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced the Surviving Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act in ...

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 ...

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 ...

NATIONWIDE — WIDOWS, WIDOWERS AND SURVIVING DIVORCED SPOUSES WOULD BENEFIT FROM A NEW SOCIAL SECURITY BILL THAT U.S. SENATOR KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND OF NEW YORK HAS INTRODUCED. The Surviving Widow(er) ...