Social Security rules for divorced public employees
Benefit reductions apply only to workers who did not pay FICA taxes.
Divorced couples who were married for at least 10 years can claim Social Security benefits on each other's earnings records as if they are still married. But questions may arise when one of the ex-spouses is a public sector employee.
Last week, an adviser asked me if her client's Social Security be
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