Quick Read Social Security survivor rules are complex, with many variables at play. Ex-spouses married for 10 years qualify ...

Thinking about retiring overseas and worried about survivor benefits? Learn how Social Security works for spouses living abroad, including key rules, country restrictions and the five-year residency ...

Losing a spouse is not only an emotional challenge but also a financial one. For many retired couples in the U.S., Social ...

NATIONWIDE — WIDOWS, WIDOWERS AND SURVIVING DIVORCED SPOUSES WOULD BENEFIT FROM A NEW SOCIAL SECURITY BILL THAT U.S. SENATOR KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND OF NEW YORK HAS INTRODUCED. The Surviving Widow(er) ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A new bill could boost Social Security benefits for widowed and surviving divorced spouses. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced the Surviving Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act in ...

An Idaho House of Representatives committee on Monday advanced a bill to codify a policy to protect Social Security and veteran’s survivor benefits for foster youth. House Bill 558 would prohibit the ...

Dear Rusty: I am almost 57, divorced after a 14-year marriage. My former spouse is 15 years older than I and made significantly more money than me. I am required to retire from my job at age 60 but ...

Next Tuesday, Social Security is scheduled to issue monthly benefits to two specific groups of recipients across the U.S.