Remarriage
Social Security for Divorced Spouses
Divorce is frequently traumatic and sometimes acrimonious, but such emotions are absent from Social Security’s rules governing benefits for divorced spouses. If the marriage lasted at least 10 consecutive years, benefits from a former spouse are the same as if the marriage had…
What Happens to your Social Security if you Remarry?
Seniors who are collecting Social Security and remarry may see impacts to their payments. If you are also collecting Supplemental Security Income the addition of your new spouse’s income may offset that benefit. If you are at least 60 when…