If you've recently gotten remarried or you're about to, retirement might not be the first thing on your mind. But there's no denying that marriage has a serious effect on what your retirement will ...

Q: I understand paying benefits to widows. But I don’t understand paying benefits to divorcees. A woman who is divorced is not a widow. She is an ex-wife. So why does she have a claim to her ...

In such cases, the question of whether Social Security can help cover living expenses becomes critical. Consider the case of ...

Plenty of books and articles offer financial planning tips for widows and widowers mourning the loss of their spouse--and often the loss of that spouse's income. But few address the financial issues ...

Social Security can make or break retirement for many older Americans, and your marital status can have a direct impact on how much you receive. Married, divorced, and widowed spouses could be ...

Marriage makes you eligible to claim spousal benefits on your new partner's work record. It could also render you ineligible to claim spousal benefits on a former partner's work record. You may wind ...