However, there is an exception to this requirement. If you have a child younger than 16 in your care, you can claim spousal ...

My wife is 76, born in 1948. She retired at full retirement age and currently collects $1,076 per month. I will be retiring and start collecting at 70 this year (I was born in 1954). When I collect $4 ...

Social Security will pay benefits based on your partner's work record if the spousal benefit is higher than your own ...

It's not always easy being married. You have to deal with someone else's dirty dishes in the sink, dirty clothes on the floor ...

The timing of when a person should file for Social Security benefits is one of the questions asked most by readers.

A 40-year-old woman recently learned she does not qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, despite having a ...

The Social Security Administration automatically gives you the larger of your own retirement benefit or your spousal benefit. Claiming early won't shrink your partner's spousal benefit, but it ...

Among Social Security claiming decisions, few areas are more complicated than the program's provisions allowing a person to claim benefits based on their married (or even divorced) spouse's Social ...

The maximum possible benefit is $5,108 per month for those who delay claiming Social Security until age 70. Opting to take ...

Spousal benefits allow you to claim up to 50% of your spouse's Social Security benefit. Divorce doesn't prevent you from claiming spousal benefits, provided you were married long enough and are ...