A social security question about ex-wifes, and survivor benefits. (insurance, beneficiary, 55)

[cmarlin20]

Does it matter if the ex wife has a 2nd husband, both are now deceased, can she choose the highest one. She was married to each for twenty years.

[mathjak107]

she can pick the highest survivor benefit

[cmarlin20]

Does it matter if she remarried before age 60?

[mathjak107]

Yes...under 60 you lose any ex spouse benefits.. it is all based on the current spouse

[cmarlin20]

Oh well, my friend remarried before sixty, second husband worked for the state, his SS is very low. She mentioned maybe getting something from her first husband's SS.

[mathjak107]

Originally Posted by cmarlin20

Oh well, my friend remarried before sixty, second husband worked for the state, his SS is very low. She mentioned maybe getting something from her first husband's SS.

Under 60 she lost that option unless the current marriage ends in divorce or death.

If you're eligible to collect benefits on your ex-spouse's record, you will no longer be eligible for those benefits if you remarry. ... You have the ability to choose between your own Social Security benefit or your ex-spouse's but once you remarry, however, that choice is gone.

[nancymyers2000]

If both spouses are deceased then the age 60 rule no longer applies. She can choose the highest benefit.

[FireStation46]

Go to

Www.ssa.gov

All the FAQ’s are there

[movingvanmorrison]

Originally Posted by mathjak107

Under 60 she lost that option unless the current marriage ends in divorce or death.

If you're eligible to collect benefits on your ex-spouse's record, you will no longer be eligible for those benefits if you remarry. ... You have the ability to choose between your own Social Security benefit or your ex-spouse's but once you remarry, however, that choice is gone.

I think that if the spouse remarries but then divorces, she is then eligible for the first spouses's social security once again.

[mathjak107]

Originally Posted by movingvanmorrison

I think that if the spouse remarries but then divorces, she is then eligible for the first spouses's social security once again.

yes , in death or divorce she can choose