How do I collect SS - Page 4

qvcaddition · ‎03-10-2010

The papers required for me was, marriage certificate, divorce certificate, and death certificate. I remarried also through the years, but at age 62 was no longer married, so I also had to bring papers to prove it.

Lucky Charm · ‎03-09-2010

If a woman is married to more than one man for over 10 yrs (magic number...lol) at a pop, can she pick and choose whose SS she can collect from?

CelticCrafter · ‎03-09-2010

@Lucky Charm wrote:
If a woman is married to more than one man for over 10 yrs (magic number...lol) at a pop, can she pick and choose whose SS she can collect from?

@Lucky Charm - Just off the top of my head, I would say no because once you remarry you lose spousal benefits from the prior spouse.

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

@Lucky Charm wrote:
If a woman is married to more than one man for over 10 yrs (magic number...lol) at a pop, can she pick and choose whose SS she can collect from?

A divorced woman can receive Social Security benefits without filing any special papers at the time of divorce, and it doesn't matter if her ex-spouse has remarried.

A divorced woman must meet certain criteria to collect benefits based on her ex-spouse's work record:

You must have been married for 10 years or longer.
You must not be currently married.

- If you remarry, you generally cannot collect benefits on your former spouse's record unless your later marriage ends (whether by death, divorce or annulment).

- If you re-married and your second spouse is deceased, you qualify to claim benefits from either your first spouse if that marriage lasted at least 10 years, or your second spouse as long as you were married at least 9 months before he died.

You must be age 62 or older.

- If your ex is deceased, you can collect at age 60 as a surviving divorced spouse.

- If your ex is deceased and you are disabled, you can collect at age 50.

http://www.wiserwomen.org/index.php%3Fid%3D219%26page%3DSocial_Security_and_Divorce:_What_You_Need_t...

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Lucky Charm · ‎03-09-2010

@sunshine45 wrote:
@Lucky Charm wrote:
If a woman is married to more than one man for over 10 yrs (magic number...lol) at a pop, can she pick and choose whose SS she can collect from?

A divorced woman can receive Social Security benefits without filing any special papers at the time of divorce, and it doesn't matter if her ex-spouse has remarried.
A divorced woman must meet certain criteria to collect benefits based on her ex-spouse's work record:

You must have been married for 10 years or longer.
You must not be currently married.
- If you remarry, you generally cannot collect benefits on your former spouse's record unless your later marriage ends (whether by death, divorce or annulment).
- If you re-married and your second spouse is deceased, you qualify to claim benefits from either your first spouse if that marriage lasted at least 10 years, or your second spouse as long as you were married at least 9 months before he died.

You must be age 62 or older.
- If your ex is deceased, you can collect at age 60 as a surviving divorced spouse.
- If your ex is deceased and you are disabled, you can collect at age 50.

http://www.wiserwomen.org/index.php%3Fid%3D219%26page%3DSocial_Security_and_Divorce:_What_You_Need_t...