Social Security benefits for remarried widows and widowers
Remarriage at age 60 or later preserves the right to survivor benefits.
When a widow or widower, or a surviving ex-spouse, waits until age 60 or later to remarry, they preserve the right to collect Social Security benefits on their deceased spouse's earnings record.
If they are entitled to their own Social Security retirement benefit as well, it presents some interesti
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