Spousal Support With Social Security In Oakland
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Randall, in order for your wife to be eligible for spousal benefits, you need to have already filed for your own benefits. If that's the case and your wife is at least 62 years old, she can apply for her spousal benefit.
The spousal benefit can be as much as half of the worker's "primary insurance amount," depending on the spouse's age at retirement. If the spouse begins receiving benefits before "normal (or full) retirement age," the spouse will receive a reduced benefit.
The support may last until the receiving spouse becomes self-supporting, dies, or remarries. So, what is the Rule of 65 in spousal support? Rule of 65 applies if the age of the recipient at the time of divorce plus the number of years they were married equals or is more than 65.
This Social Security Spousal Rule Finally Fizzled Out in 2024 — But These 3 Strategies Remain. A Social Security spousal rule that was around for decades ended this year for the last eligible retirees — those who turned 70 on Jan. 1, 2024.
