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AT THE PRESENT time it is possible but not very likely
the government made changes regarding this issue in the medical reforms
it will be easier for a relative to collect a benefit,but there are a lot of ifs,ands and buts. these new benefits are scheduled to go into effect sometime 2011
research msn internet for time period a week ago
there is a very detailed article that explains what you want
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Will your benefits decrease if your ex-wife draws off your Social Security?
No, your benefits will not decrease, nor will the benefits of anyone else who may be entitled to draw Social Security against your work record (a current spouse, minor children, etc.)
If you were married twice can you draw social security from both exhusbands?
Social security benefits cannot be drawn from an ex-husband unless the court authorizes a pension plan to be paid to a former spouse. When the spouse got married a second time, the benefits from the first ex-husband should have stopped unless there are minor children involved.
Can you draw Social Security disability if your spouse works?
Yes, under certain circumstances. If you are at least 62 years old, you can draw spousal benefits of up to 50% of your qualifying living spouse's monthly entitlement, but your spouse must retire or already be retired before you become eligible for benefits. If the working spouse has reached full retirement age and would like to remain working, he or she may elect to file for benefits, then suspend his or her portion in order to continue accumulating delayed retirement credits. If you have not yet reached full retirement age (65 for people born before 1943; 66 for those born between 1943 and 1954), your benefit will be reduced and will continue to be paid at the reduced rate for as long as you draw Social Security. Once you begin receiving benefits under a spouse's work record, you cannot earn more than $14,160 per year without receiving a temporary reduction of $1.00 for each $2.00 earned over the annual limit. This cap is lifted the month you reach full retirement age. If you are eligible to draw benefits against your own work record, Social Security will check both of your records and pay your benefits based on the one that generates the higher monthly check. Ex-spouses may also qualify for social security retirement benefits, if married to the worker for at least ten years. This does not affect the amount of your, or your spouse's, benefits. You will become eligible to enroll in Medicare at age 65 on the basis of your living or deceased spouse's work record.
Can you draw social security on a ex-spouse if you have remarried?
If your divorced spouse dies, you can receive benefits as a widow/widower if the marriage lasted 10 years or more. Benefits paid to a surviving divorced spouse who is 60 or older will not affect the benefit rates for other survivors receiving benefits. Whether you had children together does not matter. In general, you cannot receive survivors benefits if you remarry before the age of 60 unless the later marriage ends, whether by death, divorce, or annulment. If you remarry after age 60 (50 if disabled), you can still collect benefits on your former spouse's record. When you reach age 62 or older, you may get retirement benefit on the record of your new spouse if they are higher. Your remarriage would have no effect on the benefits being paid to your children. This answer does not constitute legal advice. To obtain legal advice, consult with an attorney. This is especially important in divorce and family law matters, in which outcomes are often peculiar to the particular facts and circumstances of the case. Neal J. Meiselman, Meiselman & Helfant, LLC, 29 Wood Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20850, www.meiselmanandhelfant.com, 301-279-8840.
Can you draw your deceased spouses social security and pension if your remarry?
Whether or not you have worked during your lifetime and earned Social Security, you may qualify for benefits on a spouse's record. This is the case even if you are divorced or widowed.As with regular Social Security benefits, you will qualify beginning at age 62 (you may qualify earlier for survivor benefits, which is explained below). Typically, the amount you receive is reduced the earlier you start collecting before full retirement age. So when you and your spouse apply matters. Here's how it works.If You Do Not Qualify for Benefits on Your OwnIf you did not work enough in your life to qualify for Social Security benefits on your own, you could get one half of your spouse's full retirement benefit once you reach full retirement age, and you will qualify for your spouse's Medicare at age 65. This does not affect the amount your spouse receives.You can begin collecting spousal benefits at age 62, if your spouse has applied for benefits at that point. The amount of your benefit is reduced based on the number of months until you will reach full retirement age. Say your full retirement age is 66. If you begin collecting spousal benefits:
Can your spouse with bipolar disorder draw disability?
yes, if qualified
Can you draw Social Security on the death of an unemployed spouse?
If the spouse was eligible in the first place you can, regardless if he was unemployed at the time.
Can a wife at age 62 draw half of spouse's SS and continue to work and earn unlimited?
A spouse receives one-half of the retired worker's full benefit unless the spouse begins collecting benefits before full retirement age. In that case, the amount of the spouse's benefit is reduced by a percentage based on the number of months before he/she reaches full retirement age.For example, based on the full retirement age of 66, if a spouse begins collecting benefits:At 65, the benefit amount would be about 46 percent of the retired worker's full benefit;At age 64, it would be about 42 percent;At age 63, 37.5 percent; andAt age 62, 35 percent.However, if a spouse is taking care of a child who is either under age 16 or disabled and receiving Social Security benefits, a spouse gets full (one-half) benefits, regardless of age.If you are eligible for both your own retirement benefit and for benefits as a spouse, we always pay your own benefit first. If your benefit as a spouse is higher than your retirement benefit, you'll receive a combination of benefits equaling the higher spouse's benefit.Click on the below Related Link
Can your wife draw Social Security retirement benefits if she has never worked?
Yes, if you have earned at least 40 work credits and apply for your own retirement benefits, your wife is eligible to draw an additional 50% in benefits based on your work record if she is at least 62 years old. An ex-spouse who was married at least 10 years may also draw benefits on your work record. Neither payment reduces the amount of your entitlement. If you have reached full retirement age and wish to continue working after your wife retires, you may apply for benefits and then have them suspended temporarily. This allows you to continue increasing your own benefit amount until age 70.
My wife and I both draw social security. If one of us dies will the living spouse draw any or part of the deceased social security benefit?
Basically, you draw benefits based on the highest possibility. So, if you would die first, depending on if your benefit or her benefit would be higher, the payments would be based on that one. They give you the higher of the two.
If your husband dies at age 55 can you draw his social security benefits?
You can only draw your own social security. ==Clarification== According to the Social Security and Disability Resource Center: At what age can I start drawing Social Security Retirement Benefits? If you are 62 years old you can apply to receive Social Security retirement benefits as an individual or as a spouse on a husband or wife’s record. Additionally, an applicant may be entitled to file for social security retirement benefits on the record of another individual as a divorced spouse or widowed spouse provided they were were married to that individual for ten years or more. Widows and Widowers may be entitled to a survivor benefit at the age of sixty provided they have not remarried before the age of 60. Also, a disabled widow or widower may receive a disability benefit on the record of a deceased spouse at age 50 provided they have not remarried prior to age 50.
Can I draw Social Security benefits on my husband's account after a divorce with marriage of 28 years?
Yes, under certain requirements.If you are divorced, but your marriage lasted 10 years or longer, you can receive benefits on your ex-spouse's record (even if they have remarried) if: You are unmarried; You are age 62 or older; Your ex-spouse is entitled to Social Security retirement or disability benefits.See link for more information.https://www.ssa.gov/planners/retire/divspouse.html
