Losing a spouse is an emotional and challenging experience, and it often brings financial concerns to the forefront. Social Security benefits can provide critical support to widows, helping them ...

Today's Social Security column addresses questions about how soon benefits may be available based on a new spouse's record, when divorced spousal benefits may be available and taking widow's benefits ...

Cebotari Nicolai / Getty Images/iStockphoto My wife and I are celebrating our 49th wedding anniversary, although at our age, “celebrating” means maybe an extra scoop of ice cream on our next trip to ...

She wasn’t due anything extra at the time because a divorced wife’s rate is way less than a divorced widow’s rate. So let this be a lesson to other readers out there. If you had a prior marriage, even ...

The same rules that apply to divorced and financially dependent wives and widows also apply to divorced and financially dependent husbands and widowers.(Prostock-Studio / Getty Images) Over the 27 ...

Did you know that half of all first-time marriages in this country end in divorce? If you or someone you know has gone through a divorce, you should know how it might affect entitlement to Social ...

My wife and I are celebrating our 49th wedding anniversary this week. (Although at our age, “celebrating” means maybe an extra scoop of ice cream on our next trip to Dairy Queen.) I know we are ...