SS will help you
Posted By: Patti on 2007-05-03
In Reply to: Patti you are so knowlegeable about this sort of thing--sm - nn
When you go into begin your social security they will figure out which way is the most beneficial for you. Because he remarried I do not think you can get the "widow's benefit" but only the 50% but I am not sure. I have a problem in that my husband was younger than me and so they don't know what to do for me as he won't be retired when I think of retiring. Is becoming more of a problem lately. Again, your full social security may be MORE than 50% of his unless you have worked only part-time or made very little. From what I understand they take your 5 largest earning years to average what your benefits are. Not just your last five but your largest ones. So even though I pay very little on SS because I have so many deductions, my total benefit might be more than his at 50% but we will see. I think a lot of this is explained on the Social Security web page. I am not that knowledgable - just listen a lot and pick up things.
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