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Are benefits paid to an ex-spouse included in the Family Maximum calculation?

Full question: I am a divorce married to my ex for more than 10 years. My question involves family maximum, I saw this and I’m wondering if I qualify for my full share of benefits from my ex-husbands retirement. My adult disabled son is getting benefits from my husband’s retirement but I was told I…

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How can my family maximize our Social Security benefits?

Full question: Our daughter is 36 years old and disabled since birth. She receives SSI and I heard about child-in-care benefits. I am 66 and turn 67 this December and my wife is 64 turning 65 next month and neither of us are retired. How can we maximize our social security benefits immediately? Hi there,…

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If my spousal benefit is reduced due to the earnings limit, will my daughter’s benefit increase?

Full question: I am 63 and drawing child-in- care benefits from my husband’s record. Because our 31 year old disabled daughter and I both draw from husbands record, the amounts are limited to the family maximum. If I earn over the earnings limit in 2025, and my benefits are cut, will our daughter’s benefits be…

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Am I eligible for child-in-care spousal benefits?

Full question: I am divorced age 50 with minor children. My ex spouse is 66 so the children ages 11 and 13 are eligible for benefits too. As the ex do I have benefits as the kids mom and if so do the income thresholds apply? Hello, As the mother of your ex-spouse’s minor children,…

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Will my son’s SSDI benefit be impacted if I get remarried?

Full question: Martha, I have a client age 75 that has been divorced for a few years. His son is age 38 and has been receiving SSDI from his father. The father is planning on getting married to a lady age 51. Will this effect the son’s SSDI benefit or the Medical benefit the son…

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I was married 9.5 years. Am I eligible for ex-spousal child-in-care benefits?

Full question: I’m an ex-spouse, age 70, caring for our adult child with developmental disabilities. I was married 9.5 years. Am I eligible for spousal benefits because of caring for our child with developmental disabilities? Hi there, Unfortunately, you are not eligible for ex-spousal child-in-care benefits because your marriage lasted less than ten years. However,…

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