Learn how Social Security checks, survivor benefits, taxes, and work rules can change after a spouse dies so you're not ...

I am going to share an email exchange I had with a reader that went on for the past couple of months. This woman’s Social Security saga could be a lesson for other readers. It started a few months ago ...

Talking to a SSA representative in person is designed to help you make sure you understand your options and make the best choice you can about when to start your widow’s benefits. Frazao Studio Latino ...

The widow's penalty can reduce your Social Security income after a spouse dies. Learn how this works, why it happens, and ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (WLNS) – On Memorial Day, our nation honors military service members who have given their lives for our country. Families, friends, and communities pause to remember the many great ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A local family was able to get a veteran's widow, who has dementia, nearly $20,000 in spousal benefits from the Veterans Administration with help from the ABC7 I-Team. Many veterans ...

WASHINGTON DC (NEXSTAR) – Thousands of Americans whose spouse sacrificed their lives for our country are suffering another loss – their full survivor benefits. “Why would we be taking something away ...

Congress must have heard women complaining that having to be married to some philandering jerk for 20 years to get some of his Social Security was too long. So this year, they lowered the length of ...

The Ohio Supreme Court has upheld a state agency’s denial of additional death benefits to the widow of a fire technician who died after entering a room filled with nitrogen gas at the Faircrest Steel ...

WASHINGTON — Military widows converged on Capitol Hill Wednesday to push for changes in how survivors benefits are distributed, charging that the current system cheats families out of money owed ...