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Ten Facts About an Ex-Spouse’s Social Security Benefits
- The maximum amount of social security benefits you can receive based on an an ex-spouse’s record is 50% of what your ex-spouse would get at their full retirement age.
- You cannot collect on a living ex-spouse’s social security benefit if you are re-married. (You can collect on a deceased ex-spouse’s record if your remarriage occurred after you reached age 60.)
- If you collect on an ex-spouse’s social security benefit and get remarried, benefits based on your ex-spouse’s record will stop…Read More
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