Confused About Divorce and Social Security?

You might be entitled to a Social Security benefit from your ex-spouse.

In this excellent article, Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz outlines the straightforward, basic qualifications.

• Your marriage must have lasted at least 10 years.
• You must currently be single.
• You must be at least 62 years old.
• The benefit you would receive based on your own work record must be less than the benefit you would receive based on your ex’s record.

It’s also interesting to note that the amount that you collect on your ex-spouse’s earnings record won’t have any effect on what your ex or his or her current spouse can collect.