A representative at your local Social Security office can provide estimates of the benefit you can receive as a divorced spouse, based on your former wife’s or husband’s earnings record. Call Social Security at 800-772-1213 to make an appointment.

Can a divorced woman get ex husband’s Social Security?

If you are divorced, your ex-spouse can receive benefits based on your record (even if you have remarried) if: Your marriage lasted 10 years or longer. You are entitled to Social Security retirement or disability benefits.

What happens to your ex spouses Social Security benefits?

The same rules apply for a deceased former spouse. The amount of benefits you get has no effect on the benefits your ex-spouse or his or her current spouse receives. If your ex-spouse died after you divorced, you can still qualify for widow’s benefits. Our Benefits Planner gives you an idea of your monthly benefit amount.

Can a divorced spouse get half of your social security?

As a matter of federal law, your wife may receive Social Security based on your earnings, but not half of yours. Your ex-wife may qualify for divorced spouse benefits. These are Social Security benefits based on the former spouse’s earning record. To qualify,…

How old do you have to be to get your ex spouses Social Security?

Reply ↓. Hello Renee. If you are divorced, but your marriage lasted 10 years or longer, you can receive benefits on your ex-spouse’s record at age 62 or older. However, If you qualify for benefits on your own record, we pay that amount first.

When do you get Social Security benefits from a previous spouse?

Updated October 30, 2018. If you were born on or before Jan. 1, 1954, have a previous marriage that lasted at least 10 years, and you have not remarried, you may be eligible to collect Social Security benefits based on your former spouse’s earnings record.