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Suze School: Social Security Spousal Benefits

Suze Orman's Women & Money (And Everyone Smart Enough To Listen)

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The Absolute Correct Way to Calculate Your Future Income

You do not get 50% of what your spouse, whether it's an ex-spouse or your current spouse gets at 70 if you wait to take it till your full retirement age. So in this case again this person would have gotten $3,000 at let's just say 66 or whatever it was which was their full retirement age even though they're getting $4,000 now at 70 because they waited. To qualify for spousal benefits if you are divorced you have to be 62 years of age or olderyou have to have been married for at least 10 years. Your ex has to have qualified for social security whether they've taken it or not does not matter and you have

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