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Social Security: 1 Reason You Should Think Twice Before Getting Legally Remarried
If you’re either divorced or have lost your former spouse, then it’s important to know the impact that a remarriage will have on your Social Security survivors benefits. I was prompted to address this after receiving the following question from a reader: A friend of mine never collected a dime of Social Security from her first husband’s salary. Her first husband died and they were married long enough to have grown children at the time of his death. She subsequently remarried before she turned 60. Is she not eligible for survival benefits based off her first husband’s work history…Read More
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