A person can receive benefits as a divorced spouse on a former spouse’s Social Security record if they meet certain criteria. Those criteria being they were married to the former spouse for at least 10 years; Is at least age 62 years old; Is unmarried; and Is not entitled to a higher Social Security benefit on his or her own record.
yes
yes
dalhousie
Widow remarriage
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
No. :D x
Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar
Yes, but the marriage had to be 10+ years before the divorce.
william bentick 1829 in act 17 ,with raja ram nohan ray
Yes, since technically the remarriage is not a marriage since there is no sex. This would be a very unusual case.
A former spouse can receive benefits under the same circumstances as a current spouse or widow/widower if the marriage lasted 10 years or more. Benefits paid to a surviving divorced spouse will not affect the benefitrates for other beneficiaries.
The widow's of veterans have few extra or new benefits. If their spouse had retired with benefits, they would continue to receive the ability to access military health care and shop on military bases, as well as receive some portion of their spouses' retirement pay. Otherwise there is little to assist a veteran's widow. My mother lost her health benefits pre 1982. I took her to a Navy hospital for a surgery. The surgeon told me, after surgury, that congress had cut widows health benefits. Soon after she received a new military ID, On the back it said "Benifits No" Widow WWII Vet
Generally, you cannot get widow's or widower's benefits if you remarry before age 60. But remarriage after age 60 (or age 50 if you are disabled) will not prevent you from getting benefit payments based on your former spouse's work record. And at age 62 or older, you may get benefits based on your new spouse's work, if those benefits would be higher.