{"id":2664,"date":"2017-03-16T13:31:57","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T17:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lindabury.com\/firm\/?p=2664"},"modified":"2017-03-16T13:31:57","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T17:31:57","slug":"divorce-can-impact-current-future-social-security-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lindabury.com\/firm\/insights\/divorce-can-impact-current-future-social-security-benefits.html","title":{"rendered":"How Divorce Can Impact Your Current and Future Social Security Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the questions often asked by divorced individuals, particularly at the time of their retirement or the retirement of their former spouse, is whether or not they are entitled to receive Social Security benefits based on their prior marriage. The Social Security Administration interprets the law with the philosophy that a divorced person may deserve a personal benefit themselves if they were a long-term spouse of a member of the country\u2019s workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Generally, there are two sets of rules which the Social Security Administration applies to determine whether or not an individual will qualify. The first applies if your former spouse is living; the second applies if they are deceased. The interpretation of these rules can sometimes be complicated and is often necessary to have an experienced family law attorney review not only the rules applied by Social Security but the settlement agreement signed at the time of the divorce.<\/p>\n<p>In the first scenario, where the former spouse is still living, the preliminary criteria which need to be met are: (1) your prior marriage lasted for 10 years or more; (2) you are not currently married; and (3) you are 62 years of age or older. Just as important is whether you are entitled to receive Social Security benefits based on your own prior work history. If you are, the amount which you are entitled to receive for your efforts must be less than what you are entitled to receive based on your prior marriage. No individual is entitled to collect both benefits.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lindabury.com\/firm\/insights\/divorce-can-impact-current-future-social-security-benefits.html\"  title=\"Continue Reading How Divorce Can Impact Your Current and Future Social Security Benefits\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the questions often asked by divorced individuals, particularly at the time of their retirement or the retirement of their former spouse, is whether or not they are entitled to receive Social Security benefits based on their prior marriage. 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