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@@MyGovExpert I got ssi when I yone and I got it back in 2002 and the judge said that I could get my mom she pass away in the 80 but when I went to get it my case manager said that their is no pruff that I can and wet back to see I can get it to my dad and she that no pruff that my dad is my dad but then she said that I would only get 20.00 a month in just wondering if I should look more in to it I have some reeding and spilling problem and I don't know to much
Are you able to get SS Benefits from an Ex Spouse that you were married to for 21 years if you have remarried another man and are still currently married to that other man? Because the Exs SS Benefits are much higher.
Sadly, once you start doing this for free, you get people that are ungrateful for the service you're providing. I am sorry to hear that. Thank you for your efforts on our behalf.
It seems people on this page do not understand there is a speed button and stop, pause, rewind features in ALL videos posted on line. That includes these instructional videos. 🤷🏾♀️ Dr. Ed, please just keep doing what you do. It’s not your responsibility, after taking this precious time and effort to help us, to then also cater to special needs and complaints. 😮 ❤❤😊
All I have to say is this: if you ask the right question, you get the right answer! Some of these questions 😂... Damn! you have to be some kind of genius to untangle. Dr Ed, keep doing what you are doing, you are the best!
Don't listen to the negative comments. You're doing a GREAT job explaining this. Some people are just too impatient and un- thankful !! Be yourself. Listen to the people who are appreciative of your videos. The majority are thankful 🙏
In my next life I will be single with no children and have a career. I’ll be a person of independents. I worked around his career to have time for our child and help pay for his education. We need to learn SS benefits in high school.
I agree that taking time to raise your child/children hurts the wife, no credit for all the hard work caring for the house him and our children, one that is disabled. Plus the years I spent taking care of foster children in addition to my own I get no credit for though caring for abused children was hard work 24/7. He got divorced the day we got our first retirement checks and he gets twice what I get. Yet, he was allowed after 43 years to file married instead on my being allowed to file single and when he didn't claim his 401k I got hit with the tax bill as well even though I didn't know about the 401k and didn't get a penny. But they came after me as well so I'm on the hook for the tax bill. So I got hit twice. Once by his getting twice what I get and then the tax bill and penalty and interest until it's paid. I had money taken from my tiny check to pay the tax bill, got it cut down but still it hurts.. If we are going to be looked at as joint legally both owing the taxes then we should both get the same amount of monthly social security check.
I applied for the widow death benefit 255 dollars and I have never received it. I have called the social security office a few times and even went to discuss this with them. I was always told they don’t know why it’s still in the system and I didn’t receive it yet. Some ss workers said it could take years to get it.. it’s laughable. It’s also a disgrace and disrespectful to a person whose spouse has died.
What a kind gesture. THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS. Please ignore the cruel remarks, if you get them. It just reveals them, and was never about you.
Just what I was needing to hear Dr Ed. Filed myself in 2014 at 62 after divorce but my ex hadn’t filed yet and I was told by SS that I couldn’t file on him. Have appt on Friday and will find out if I get anything. Made the appt because of you. Keeping fingers crossed that I get even a little extra. Thanks for encouraging me to check it out!
You can apply for social security benefits for your four children from your divorced ex-husbands social security account if he is paying or not paying child support. It happened to me. I divorced my ex- and had four children with no extra income coming in and he didn't pay child support, and we lived in separate states too which made collecting child support difficult because different states have different child support laws. He was in arrears of 14,000 dollars. I found out that I could apply for his social security benefits for my kids as long as they are under the age of 18. Once each one of them ages to 18, the benefits stop because at 18 a child is considered an adult. I don't know if this will work for you but it's worth a shot, for your kids. So call social security and find out if you are eligible. Good luck!
Lynn: The original law required a 20 year marriage. Women definitely do need to acquire financial knowledge. As an adult, it is your responsibility to learn important adult information. When you divorced, you may well have had rights to a portion of his company pension plan, too, but if you did not claim them, you may have lost money then, too. In order to stop missing financial gain, you might want to put a news app on your smartphone and scan the business headlines and personal finance headlines daily. Each month there can be 1 to 4 articles there worth reading. It is your responsibility to read throughout your life. Otherwise, expect to miss other important information. Who do you imagine is responsible to take care of your needs? When you turned 18, you acquired that responsibility. Until you turned 18 your parents had to provide a shirt list of necessities specified by State law. When you married, your State law probably required your husband to provide a shirt list of necessities to you, and you were probably required by law to do his housekeeping. That is common. Nobody is assigned responsibility to be your adult financial advisor. You either hire a financial advisor, attend public programs, or read for yourself. Hired financial advisors might gain commissions and have a financial interest in what advice they give. This is exactly why more and more women are getting business degrees. Many women want to learn how to manage money. If people are limited to expecting to spend all the money they receive, they might not be able to afford both a home and s car in retirement. If you remarried before something like 60, you would not have gotten ex-spouse benefits anyway.
Dr Weir! I am a survival spouse, my SS is 100 dollars more than him , so it is unfair I can not get his SS benefits at all , he passed away 18 months ago. I am 70 now. We were married for 29 years. My question is were hos money went ? Both of us worked for more than 35 years in this country?
Thanks Dr. Ed. I was married for 9 and 1/2 years to an abusive man. I couldn’t take it anymore and now I don’t qualify for benefits. Please ladies don’t let this happen to you 😢 it hurts
You should only count on yourself and your work and your loved ones. Don't regret your past, as you don't want to relieve the abuse for 6 months longer just for Social Security Benefits!
Thank you Dr. Weir, for your all your help you give everyone.👏 I have learned so much from you. It's so essential to know what's going on at SSA, even if you are not yet at that age to collect. You give people a louder voice to go back and collect what they are entitled to.
I have been separated for 6 years from my current spouse, Can I draw in his social security instead of mine ? He's been retired since 2011 and I'm not working. Thank you and God bless for helping so many people with your knowledge. Thank you sir👍
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I got divorce 22 years ago and my benefit it's $1,000. But I'm very sick I got cancer I don't know my rights. I appreciate any information to help me out. Thank you so much.
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I married in 1988, thought I divorced in 1998, then found out that the legal team I hired did not file final paperwork??? He remarried thinking we were divorced. He passed away november 2022??? Can I file for spousal social security? Since I was legally still married to him? I was the only one who had kids with him.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@Truth2aT yes, since you're still legally married, technically. If there's still any money left to collect. This might be quite the show. Please keep us posted on this particular, interesting situation. Good luck 👍
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Thank you Mr. Ed for giving us the information about spouse benefit alot of people doesn't know about that. And thanks for all you do for people on SSDAND SSI AND SSA. We need more PEOPLE like you to help people cause sometimes it gets confusing. Thanks again.
How often do social security “rules” change? Every 4 years, with new Presidential administrators? I’m 6+ years from early retirement but enjoy learning what you have to share. Thank you!!
You're amazing! Thank you so much for patiently educating us about SSS benefits. I'll be needing your advice in the near future, sir. Take care care & GOD BLESS!
Unfortunately I was married only 6-1/2 months when my husband passed from Covid in 2020. It was so devastating to find out I wasn’t eligible for deceased spousal benefits. I had retired 3 months after we were married because we thought we could make it on our two social security benefits. Part of the hurt was I know how heartbroken my husband would be.
Friend is disabled signed by two physicians. He is about 54 years old. His wife suddenly passed. She was sole support. Social security refused him SSDI twice. He applied for his spousal benefits and was declined due to the fact he was turned down twice by SSI. How does someone get assistance when they can’t afford a lawyer.
I didn’t received my deceased spouse pension . When he’s alive he received 700& and lm receiving 800$ . He went home before pandemic and pandemic came he wasn’t able to come back . He got sick the more he has to stay . And died last year. I was supporting him and spent all the burial . Once he died I reported to SSS. They said I wont received his salary
How did this pop up on my husband’s feed? I’m the wife here . I guess he’s either planning to divorce me or looking into the surviving spouse benefits for the future. I’m not at retirement age yet still in my 40’s and my husband too. I was 19 and he was 21 when we got married.
Because I was receiving under $300 Social Security’s and plan A and B cost about $100. I couldn’t afford plan B. I have been penalized for many years. Today’s assistance requires one to have plan A and B. Please stop this penalty so I can go to the food bank etc. I am a 80 yr old widow could use this help.
Please go to your State DHS/HHS Office and sign up for Medicaid and SNAP benefits. Call the SSA and apply for SSI aged. These 2 places hopefully will help you.
If you are making only $300 you can have the rest of medical expense paid by the medical if you live in California In the matter fact the medical kicked in when you are making less than $1580 That if you live in CA
Eljs: You ought to qualify for Medicaid and SNA unless your State does not participate much in those l. Medicaid benefits are more extensive than Medicare except the healthcare providers receive less. Most food banks don't tie their services to Social Security. Your community ought to have a federally funded senior nutrition lunch program free to you on weekdays. These are held at Senior Centers, community centers, recreation centers, and religious building social halls. Talk to your local librarian at least by phone about programs like MEALS ON WHEELS that deliver lunches and dinners free to the elderly. People who live in cities average a 15% higher standard of living partly because of private charity and local, state, and federal programs. If you live in a rural area without such assistance, that is your choice. You vote kinder or more cruel uses of State funds. Your State government either ops in or ops out of federal programs. Amtrak told me there are States where families buy one way tickets to an out of State destination and put a dementia relative on the train. Then there is nobody at the destination, but the neighboring State puts them in nursing homes. You need to take the best care of yourself possible.
@@mrnt1257 sometimes that would be just too simple, then people wouldn't have something to complain about. Especially when receiving such quality information for free 👏
When I am 62 I plan on checking my ex spouse’s benefit. If his benefit is greater than mine ….can I collect on that but still continue to work until I am 65??
@@barbka4009 yes, as long as you stay under the earnings limit for that year. For 2024, it's $22,320.00. We will find out in October what the amount for 2025 will be.
Doctor Weir: I’m married since 1983 he died 2017 I’m receiving SSS benefits since 62 yo from working for 13 years do you think I’m entitled to a widow benefits from his social security too?
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@@MyGovExpert Same with me I’m turning 65 yrs old next month. Government state of California is going to take $174.00 from my SS$ starting this month of Sept? But I’m on medical, Obama care. My only income is my SS so now I’m going to get less money now every month on my SS How am I going to survive w $1,060 a month, when everything are so expensive now with the inflation?😢 Pls. Help me on what to do? 😢
My dad's also pays this. It is for Medicare Part B. Mli studied this a bit, and I do believe almost every Medicare recipient pays this no matter is you get Orig Medicare or the private plans called Medicare (dis)Advantage.
Why do you have to be 60 years old to collect death benefits I’m only 43. He died at 54. We were married for 20 years. He died seven months ago. Will you please answer this question I’ve asked it like six times now.
I appreciated your input this evening. Hope I dont miss you tomorrow. Oh! will the VA send my disability check to a US base bank in Germany? No rush..appreciate you again! Dawni
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Hey you're doing a good job I didn't even know that this information was out there I didn't even know I could get survivor benefits my husband passed away at the age of 32 he was born in 1965😊
My husband was on disability and I filed on My own record and got $1000 a month I don’t know when he switched from disability to reg SS but he gets way more than I do . Why ? I’ve had this rechecked but still don’t trust it’s right. What can I do now?
i’m a widow since April 2 , 2020 and married for 40 yrs, my husband work for 25 years and i work for 25 years too, as he pass away i never got any benefits from his social security is that right ?
Hello, I think you were doing great and I want to thank you for your services! My husband and I were married for 20 years. My husband passed away at the age of 46 before our children were out of high school. After my husband passed, my sister got colon cancer and had to have multiple surgeries unfortunately she is single and had no one to help so I helped out as soon as my sister was doing OK my father came down with colon cancer again since I was the only one with any money, I was the one that helped my dad. Throughout the years I have done many small cleaning jobs now I have arthritis in my neck and I have arthritis forming in my fingers. I am only 50 but is there a way that I could get survivor benefits from my husband.
I am receiving spousal benefits since we were married 35 years. I have not remarried. He did remarry. He died Sept 3. Will my benefits increase now or stay same. ?
@@Caroldarr when he dies they will use his full retirement benefit amount and calculate the same % reduction you got filing at 62 - but it won’t be 1/4. I think the reduction is 30% for filing 5 years early (assuming your full retirement age is 67).
My husband passed in March 2020 after being married for 49 years. Because I stopped working to care for him, I was not eligible for spouse benefits, only the highest of our two checks.
Zada: Huh? Your ability to collect your deceased spouse's check amount IS a spousal benefit. While he was alive, your choice was to receive HALF the amount he received on his record or all of your own benefits. You could have collected half on his record and waited to collect on yours at a later time, for example. I had a classmate whose wife predeceased him. He collected on her account until his full retirement age and worked consulting until he had maximized his own record. Then he switched to his own account. Social Security can help you calculate how to maximize your income from among benefits you are entitled to. I was told that my ex-spouse benefits would be automatic once I activated our accounts being linked. The widow benefit is the amount of his check instead of the amount of your check. I was told by Social Security that what actually happens is that they continue paying the widow from her account AND add to that from the husband's account to raise her monthly income to match what he had been receiving. They ask for his Social Security number.
can someone receive spousal benefits from a deceased husband if she has been married several times & still married. it doesn't make sense, thank Dr. Weir.
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Married to first husband 15 years Divorced Married to second husband 29 years Second husband deceased Do I qualify for potential benefits under first husband?
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Today I was told by ssa that drawing on my first husband ssa of 19 year marriage was not an option because I was married again before age 60. Does that sound right?
I'm currently drawing on my now deceased ex's SS. I was 60 when he passed, we were married 25 years. They did ask me if I had remarried, so apparently that is a thing. I didn't remarry, so I'm ok to collect.
Don’t take anyone’s word for it, they may have had a completely different situation or potentially misunderstood. Call social security and ask. ( We took someone’s word for it and left over $100,000 behind that we will never get back because we could have applied over 4 years earlier than we did. )
If u are a women and did not work much because I stayed home & raised 5 kids. Why when my husband died I got a widows benefit & with my lil $600 benefits from working (part time) sometimes . I thought I should have gotten all of his
If my husband of 35 years gets social security and they take out WEP. Since I do not get his pension, if he dies, would I get his whole social security survivors benefit without the WEP attached, since I don't collect any of his pension. Mine is not very big.
I’m saddened to learn, as a former care giver to my mother who passed away at 94, that mom missed out on dad’s SS divorced and also deceased spouse benefits. They both had retired from the state of Alabama and my dad was a former Marine (only served the bare minimum years that garnered benefits, turns out) Nonetheless, he had VA benefits. My mom ended running out of all her personal savings and used way more than her retirement and SS to pay her assisted living expenses.
I was told I can’t get any survival benefits now I am 62 and make around. 50,000 because I make to much. and if I retire at 65 I still can’t get any survival benefits. Anything I can do?
Wait until your FRA. If you still choose to work, the amount of money you make, won't matter at that point. Also, the other money will continue to grow by waiting to collect on it.
For widow's benefits, do I have to make under the income limit for the year I turn 60 to be eligible for benefits? Example, if I turn 60 in November, will my income need to be under 22,300 for 2024 to be eligible, or is this once I start receiving benefits that I have to make under the income limit?
@@MI-6e you can make more than $22,230, social security just withholds $1 for every $2 that you earn above that limit, but you’ll eventually get the withheld money back in increased benefits.
My Xhusband died last June. Within 10 days of his death I went to report it to SSA to see if I can get some of his benefits. I was ten years married to him (in a very abusive marriage). I presented all the paperwork work and I was told , I am not entitled because I was not married for 10YEARS AND NINE MONTHS. IS THAT CORRECT. Please advice. Thank you
Go back to SSA with your paperwork right away! At this current present time, August 2024, MORE than 9 months qualifying time since his death last June 2023, has passed.
I am 66. My husband is 8 years younger than me. He is struggling with disabilities trying to work as long as he can. I have health issues I had a double mastectomy. I tried to file but they told me I had to wait until he filed. I don't have enough work points. We have been married 33 years.
Has your husband thought about applying for SSDI? I don't know what State you're in, or what his "Disabilities" are but, it might be worth his time to talk to someone about it. Especially his Doctor or, Doctors. Good luck to both of you.
I am 70 years old. I receive spouse benefits. I'm curious about what happens if I decided to remarry. Would I lose my benefits? We were married 39 years. Thank you.
You should be able to get married and not lose benefits. If you were to die, your current spouse wouldn't be able to collect off of you though because, you're collecting off someone else's record.
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Hello Ed, my husband passed and I applied for survival benefits.he was receiving ssa. I had the phone appt on 2 nd of August and they told me to drop some documents in the office as well so they can take some copies which I did . I called today and it seems like they need ss5 form. My sosial security card has my marriage name and they have already marriage certificate . And nobody told me anything about this form from beginning. What reason i need to choose to apply for ss5 form . It seems like this form for a new ss card. I am 61 will be 62 in march next year. How much i will receive from my husband's ssa? One person said 100% , another like 75%.thank you . Have no income since July :(
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@@MyGovExpert I got ssi when I yone and I got it back in 2002 and the judge said that I could get my mom she pass away in the 80 but when I went to get it my case manager said that their is no pruff that I can and wet back to see I can get it to my dad and she that no pruff that my dad is my dad but then she said that I would only get 20.00 a month in just wondering if I should look more in to it I have some reeding and spilling problem and I don't know to much
Would like consultation..
Did somebody on widowers benefits have to disclose two social security that someone moved in or moved out of their house or is paying rent for a room
@@sabrinabell9019 I would think that rule would only apply if you were receiving SSI, the Welfare, needs based program.
Are you able to get SS Benefits from an Ex Spouse that you were married to for 21 years if you have remarried another man and are still currently married to that other man? Because the Exs SS Benefits are much higher.
Sadly, once you start doing this for free, you get people that are ungrateful for the service you're providing. I am sorry to hear that. Thank you for your efforts on our behalf.
Well said. That's part of the whole social media world. But they are far outnumbered by awesome people like you!!!!!
@@MyGovExpertthanks sir
truly agree but let's not assume all ppl tho there are ofc sum rotten bad apples tho
Very grateful for this help, God bless the people who make possible. Sick, old and pain with out help can't not be thank you
It seems people on this page do not understand there is a speed button and stop, pause, rewind features in ALL videos posted on line. That includes these instructional videos. 🤷🏾♀️
Dr. Ed, please just keep doing what you do. It’s not your responsibility, after taking this precious time and effort to help us, to then also cater to special needs and complaints. 😮
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I agree, but I also think many are going to be elderly and didn't live a life that is centered around tech.
All I have to say is this: if you ask the right question, you get the right answer! Some of these questions 😂... Damn! you have to be some kind of genius to untangle. Dr Ed, keep doing what you are doing, you are the best!
Thank you so much!!
Don't listen to the negative comments. You're doing a GREAT job explaining this. Some people are just too impatient and un- thankful !! Be yourself. Listen to the people who are appreciative of your videos. The majority are thankful 🙏
I appreciate that! Thank you for taking the time to write such a nice comment!!
In my next life I will be single with no children and have a career. I’ll be a person of independents. I worked around his career to have time for our child and help pay for his education. We need to learn SS benefits in high school.
I agree that taking time to raise your child/children hurts the wife, no credit for all the hard work caring for the house him and our children, one that is disabled. Plus the years I spent taking care of foster children in addition to my own I get no credit for though caring for abused children was hard work 24/7. He got divorced the day we got our first retirement checks and he gets twice what I get. Yet, he was allowed after 43 years to file married instead on my being allowed to file single and when he didn't claim his 401k I got hit with the tax bill as well even though I didn't know about the 401k and didn't get a penny. But they came after me as well so I'm on the hook for the tax bill. So I got hit twice. Once by his getting twice what I get and then the tax bill and penalty and interest until it's paid. I had money taken from my tiny check to pay the tax bill, got it cut down but still it hurts.. If we are going to be looked at as joint legally both owing the taxes then we should both get the same amount of monthly social security check.
Thank you for taking the time to help everyone.😂❤
I applied for the widow death benefit 255 dollars and I have never received it. I have called the social security office a few times and even went to discuss this with them. I was always told they don’t know why it’s still in the system and I didn’t receive it yet. Some ss workers said it could take years to get it.. it’s laughable. It’s also a disgrace and disrespectful to a person whose spouse has died.
I experienced it too. I never received it at all. It’s been 8 years ago.
I appreciate that you don't speak so fast I miss something. Don't pay any attention to the negativity.😂❤
Indeed. We can reduce or increase the playback speed, fyi.
I rec’d a portion of my deceased husband’s SS.
Very grateful.
What a kind gesture. THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS. Please ignore the cruel remarks, if you get them. It just reveals them, and was never about you.
I agree! Thank you so much for your kind words!
I am so honored. I couldn’t check out the information from your video on Friday,b/c SS said their systems were down. Cyber attack?
I personally think you're very informative and want to help people. I bet there are alot more people who appreciate it than the "others".
Kudos to Dr. Weir for a beneficial public service.👍
Just what I was needing to hear Dr Ed. Filed myself in 2014 at 62 after divorce but my ex hadn’t filed yet and I was told by SS that I couldn’t file on him. Have appt on Friday and will find out if I get anything. Made the appt because of you. Keeping fingers crossed that I get even a little extra. Thanks for encouraging me to check it out!
Checking to see if you got good news from your SSA meeting 😀
Please let me know too. I have the same circumstance. Paid in 20 years community property but denied that benefit??
@@valeriefinney698Yes please. Need to know. After 13 years of marriage and both working I am only receiving my SS. Something is very wrong here.
@@valeriefinney698Yes need to know here too. Married over 10 years. Check all the boxes for qualifying. Please help. Should I email or dm you?
I divorced 2 months before 10 years and couldn’t get spouse benefits no one told me that would happen . Real unfair we had 4 children
Whoa. That's a tough break.
You can apply for social security benefits for your four children from your divorced ex-husbands social security account if he is paying or not paying child support. It happened to me. I divorced my ex- and had four children with no extra income coming in and he didn't pay child support, and we lived in separate states too which made collecting child support difficult because different states have different child support laws. He was in arrears of 14,000 dollars. I found out that I could apply for his social security benefits for my kids as long as they are under the age of 18. Once each one of them ages to 18, the benefits stop because at 18 a child is considered an adult. I don't know if this will work for you but it's worth a shot, for your kids. So call social security and find out if you are eligible. Good luck!
Lynn: The original law required a 20 year marriage. Women definitely do need to acquire financial knowledge. As an adult, it is your responsibility to learn important adult information.
When you divorced, you may well have had rights to a portion of his company pension plan, too, but if you did not claim them, you may have lost money then, too.
In order to stop missing financial gain, you might want to put a news app on your smartphone and scan the business headlines and personal finance headlines daily. Each month there can be 1 to 4 articles there worth reading.
It is your responsibility to read throughout your life. Otherwise, expect to miss other important information.
Who do you imagine is responsible to take care of your needs? When you turned 18, you acquired that responsibility.
Until you turned 18 your parents had to provide a shirt list of necessities specified by State law.
When you married, your State law probably required your husband to provide a shirt list of necessities to you, and you were probably required by law to do his housekeeping. That is common. Nobody is assigned responsibility to be your adult financial advisor. You either hire a financial advisor, attend public programs, or read for yourself. Hired financial advisors might gain commissions and have a financial interest in what advice they give.
This is exactly why more and more women are getting business degrees. Many women want to learn how to manage money.
If people are limited to expecting to spend all the money they receive, they might not be able to afford both a home and s car in retirement.
If you remarried before something like 60, you would not have gotten ex-spouse benefits anyway.
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It Should Be If They Go To College They Should Still Cover Children For At Least 4 Years!!!
Please women do your research before your divorce and get what you deserve in settlement. Sorry. I feel your pain at now 68.
First time I listen to you, you are not boring nor slow or fast, just the right pace and I find it very informative.
I appreciate that!
Dr Weir! I am a survival spouse, my SS is 100 dollars more than him , so it is unfair I can not get his SS benefits at all , he passed away 18 months ago. I am 70 now. We were married for 29 years. My question is were hos money went ? Both of us worked for more than 35 years in this country?
Thank you for your answer!
for illegals
Do u get them spouses benefits for life he passed he’s only wife was me 20 yrs we were married
Great Question No One Will Ever Answer. It's All a Scam!!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us😂@@lindalambert8712
Thanks Dr. Ed. I was married for 9 and 1/2 years to an abusive man. I couldn’t take it anymore and now I don’t qualify for benefits. Please ladies don’t let this happen to you 😢 it hurts
You should only count on yourself and your work and your loved ones. Don't regret your past, as you don't want to relieve the abuse for 6 months longer just for Social Security Benefits!
@@annamartino5681 thank you so much for your wise words, God bless you
I had the same situation. Thank you for sharing your experience. It’s good we got out🙏
@@dorothyjoanreed585 we are alive, my abuser died in 2021 and I am enjoying my grandkids. Thank you and take care
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Thank you Dr. Weir, for your all your help you give everyone.👏
I have learned so much from you. It's so essential to know what's going on at SSA, even if you are not yet at that age to collect. You give people a louder voice to go back and collect what they are entitled to.
You are very welcome
I have been separated for 6 years from my current spouse, Can I draw in his social security instead of mine ? He's been retired since 2011 and I'm not working. Thank you and God bless for helping so many people with your knowledge. Thank you sir👍
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I got divorce 22 years ago and my benefit it's $1,000. But I'm very sick I got cancer I don't know my rights.
I appreciate any information to help me out.
Thank you so much.
@@mirtagutierrez738 how old are you? How old is your ex spouse? How many years were you married?
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Thank you Dr Ed Weir you do an excellent job. You have my Blessings
You are a God sent to me , you are full of information that I didn't know so thank you so much for your expertise and sharing it.
Thanks Dr. Weir for speaking with me on Saturday. You answered all my questions and hesitations.
Happy to help!
Thanks for taking time to help others in their needs to get what is the best for them
I married in 1988, thought I divorced in 1998, then found out that the legal team I hired did not file final paperwork??? He remarried thinking we were divorced. He passed away november 2022???
Can I file for spousal social security?
Since I was legally still married to him?
I was the only one who had kids with him.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@Truth2aT yes, since you're still legally married, technically. If there's still any money left to collect. This might be quite the show. Please keep us posted on this particular, interesting situation. Good luck 👍
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How can emigrants collect SS, when they just moved to the USA?
Thank you Mr. Ed for giving us the information about spouse benefit alot of people doesn't know about that. And thanks for all you do for people on SSDAND SSI AND SSA. We need more PEOPLE like you to help people cause sometimes it gets confusing. Thanks again.
How often do social security “rules” change? Every 4 years, with new Presidential administrators? I’m 6+ years from early retirement but enjoy learning what you have to share. Thank you!!
Thanks for watching. 5-6 rules were just changed in the last few months... disability, overpayments, SSI, etc..
You're amazing! Thank you so much for patiently educating us about SSS benefits. I'll be needing your advice in the near future, sir. Take care care & GOD BLESS!
My social security isn't much but I have a small portion of his Retirement with mine plus some SSI .
Unfortunately I was married only 6-1/2 months when my husband passed from Covid in 2020. It was so devastating to find out I wasn’t eligible for deceased spousal benefits. I had retired 3 months after we were married because we thought we could make it on our two social security benefits. Part of the hurt was I know how heartbroken my husband would be.
Tnk you for your great service giving this service for free
Yes, I’ll do as much live as possible, but will enjoy the replay of SBC Fest too.
Ty so much for taking time to provide us with this information!! Very helpful!
Friend is disabled signed by two physicians. He is about 54 years old. His wife suddenly passed. She was sole support. Social security refused him SSDI twice. He applied for his spousal benefits and was declined due to the fact he was turned down twice by SSI. How does someone get assistance when they can’t afford a lawyer.
I missed this!😞 Do you have a specific time you do the live? Your videos are great! Thank you for sharing the information and explanations. 🥳
You're welcome! 3pm PST, 6pm EST
Thank you for all your services! I really appreciate it!
I didn’t received my deceased spouse pension . When he’s alive he received 700& and lm receiving 800$ . He went home before pandemic and pandemic came he wasn’t able to come back . He got sick the more he has to stay . And died last year. I was supporting him and spent all the burial . Once he died I reported to SSS. They said I wont received his salary
@@MsSheanacar what Country did he live in? Do you live in the US?
How did this pop up on my husband’s feed? I’m the wife here . I guess he’s either planning to divorce me or looking into the surviving spouse benefits for the future. I’m not at retirement age yet still in my 40’s and my husband too. I was 19 and he was 21 when we got married.
Because I was receiving under $300 Social Security’s and plan A and B cost about $100. I couldn’t afford plan B. I have been penalized for many years. Today’s assistance requires one to have plan A and B. Please stop this penalty so I can go to the food bank etc. I am a 80 yr old widow could use this help.
Please go to your State DHS/HHS Office and sign up for Medicaid and SNAP benefits. Call the SSA and apply for SSI aged. These 2 places hopefully will help you.
If you are making only $300 you can have the rest of medical expense paid by the medical if you live in California
In the matter fact the medical kicked in when you are making less than $1580
That if you live in CA
You can apply for the Nursing Home Transition Diversion Waiver which will keep you in your home and pay for you to safely live in your home.
@@shellyscholz1256
IS THIS REALLY TRUE FOR SURE?????????
Eljs: You ought to qualify for Medicaid and SNA unless your State does not participate much in those l. Medicaid benefits are more extensive than Medicare except the healthcare providers receive less.
Most food banks don't tie their services to Social Security.
Your community ought to have a federally funded senior nutrition lunch program free to you on weekdays. These are held at Senior Centers, community centers, recreation centers, and religious building social halls.
Talk to your local librarian at least by phone about programs like MEALS ON WHEELS that deliver lunches and dinners free to the elderly.
People who live in cities average a 15% higher standard of living partly because of private charity and local, state, and federal programs.
If you live in a rural area without such assistance, that is your choice. You vote kinder or more cruel uses of State funds. Your State government either ops in or ops out of federal programs.
Amtrak told me there are States where families buy one way tickets to an out of State destination and put a dementia relative on the train. Then there is nobody at the destination, but the neighboring State puts them in nursing homes.
You need to take the best care of yourself possible.
Thanks for the nice info. Dr. Ed Weir. Greatly appreciated. Have a Blessed day Sir.
Thanks, you too!
Thank you Dr Ed, we appreciate all your knowledge and help, God bless ❤🙏
You said “too much money left on the table”! Well then “why” is SS Retirement Trust going broke in 9 years ??
Thanks for sharing your knowledge Dr.Ed, you are greatly appreciated.
My pleasure!
When people complain about your talking too slow tell them they can speed it up in settings
amen, I like him because he is soft spoken and slow enough for me to follow him.
@@mrnt1257 sometimes that would be just too simple, then people wouldn't have something to complain about. Especially when receiving such quality information for free 👏
When I am 62 I plan on checking my ex spouse’s benefit. If his benefit is greater than mine ….can I collect on that but still continue to work until I am 65??
@@barbka4009 yes, as long as you stay under the earnings limit for that year. For 2024, it's $22,320.00. We will find out in October what the amount for 2025 will be.
Is 65 your FRA? You have to earn at or below the magic number until your Full Retirement Age.
YOU are not fast, and you gave some good information. thanks, it help me with me reviewing my claim as they sometimes will be evasive
Glad it was helpful!
Doctor Weir: I’m married since 1983 he died 2017 I’m receiving SSS benefits since 62 yo from working for 13 years do you think I’m entitled to a widow benefits from his social security too?
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Government state of Florida deduction $174 dollar every month from my social security check for medical Insurance😭😭😭😭
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@@MyGovExpert Same with me
I’m turning 65 yrs old next month.
Government state of California is going to take $174.00 from my SS$ starting this month of Sept?
But I’m on medical, Obama care.
My only income is my SS so now
I’m going to get less money now every
month on my SS
How am I going to survive w $1,060 a month, when everything are so expensive now with the inflation?😢
Pls. Help me on what to do? 😢
My dad's also pays this. It is for Medicare Part B. Mli studied this a bit, and I do believe almost every Medicare recipient pays this no matter is you get Orig Medicare or the private plans called Medicare (dis)Advantage.
Why do you have to be 60 years old to collect death benefits I’m only 43. He died at 54. We were married for 20 years. He died seven months ago. Will you please answer this question I’ve asked it like six times now.
I appreciated your input this evening. Hope I dont miss you tomorrow. Oh! will the VA send my disability check to a US base bank in Germany? No rush..appreciate you again! Dawni
What about common law marriage
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Thank you for your service and sharing of valuable information
I think u are fabulous don’t listen to negative people are very infoative thank u
Thank you so much! Nice people like you are the reason I do this in the first place... and will continue!!
Hey you're doing a good job I didn't even know that this information was out there I didn't even know I could get survivor benefits my husband passed away at the age of 32 he was born in 1965😊
Thanks for spending time to explain. You are so kind
You are so welcome!
What a pity this doesnt include information for the uk.
My husband died on 2007 BUT UNLUCKILY I DID NOT GET NOTHING, PER SSA AM RECEIVING ENOUGH FROM MY JOB
God bless you for helping us to understand this important information.
Glad it was helpful!
You are appreciated…thankful for the help.
🙏❤️
My husband was on disability and I filed on
My own record and got $1000 a month I don’t know when he switched from disability to reg SS but he gets way more than I do . Why ? I’ve had this rechecked but still don’t trust it’s right. What can I do now?
We appreciate you!
i’m a widow since April 2 , 2020 and married for 40 yrs, my husband work for 25 years and i work for 25 years too, as he pass away i never got any benefits from his social security is that right ?
@@josieanastacio is that because he didn't have enough years paid into Social Security? Or did you make more money than he did?
Twenty five years of work, and you married for 40 years and ss refused to pay you…? You should hires a lawyer.
Hello, I think you were doing great and I want to thank you for your services! My husband and I were married for 20 years. My husband passed away at the age of 46 before our children were out of high school. After my husband passed, my sister got colon cancer and had to have multiple surgeries unfortunately she is single and had no one to help so I helped out as soon as my sister was doing OK my father came down with colon cancer again since I was the only one with any money, I was the one that helped my dad. Throughout the years I have done many small cleaning jobs now I have arthritis in my neck and I have arthritis forming in my fingers. I am only 50 but is there a way that I could get survivor benefits from my husband.
What happens to social security if husband is in a assisted living facility
It will all go to the living facility for care and expenses
I am receiving spousal benefits since we were married 35 years. I have not remarried. He did remarry. He died Sept 3. Will my benefits increase now or stay same. ?
Married 18 years. Now Divorced. Took mine early 62. When husband dies. Do I only get 1/4 of his. ?
@@Caroldarr when he dies they will use his full retirement benefit amount and calculate the same % reduction you got filing at 62 - but it won’t be 1/4. I think the reduction is 30% for filing 5 years early (assuming your full retirement age is 67).
Thank you for all the infos. It sure help us understand SS benefits.😊
You are so welcome!
Thank you for the important info…much appreciated!
You are very welcome!
Thank your for your wonderful channel, please keep up your good work.
My husband passed in March 2020 after being married for 49 years. Because I stopped working to care for him, I was not eligible for spouse benefits, only the highest of our two checks.
Zada: Huh? Your ability to collect your deceased spouse's check amount IS a spousal benefit. While he was alive, your choice was to receive HALF the amount he received on his record or all of your own benefits. You could have collected half on his record and waited to collect on yours at a later time, for example.
I had a classmate whose wife predeceased him. He collected on her account until his full retirement age and worked consulting until he had maximized his own record. Then he switched to his own account.
Social Security can help you calculate how to maximize your income from among benefits you are entitled to.
I was told that my ex-spouse benefits would be automatic once I activated our accounts being linked.
The widow benefit is the amount of his check instead of the amount of your check.
I was told by Social Security that what actually happens is that they continue paying the widow from her account AND add to that from the husband's account to raise her monthly income to match what he had been receiving.
They ask for his Social Security number.
Wow, I do not understand, sounds like you were a spouse, can you elaborate ???
I cannot thank you enough for. Helping us.
can someone receive spousal benefits from a deceased husband if she has been married several times & still married. it doesn't make sense, thank Dr. Weir.
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Married to first husband 15 years
Divorced
Married to second husband 29 years
Second husband deceased
Do I qualify for potential benefits under first husband?
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Today I was told by ssa that drawing on my first husband ssa of 19 year marriage was not an option because I was married again before age 60. Does that sound right?
I'm currently drawing on my now deceased ex's SS. I was 60 when he passed, we were married 25 years. They did ask me if I had remarried, so apparently that is a thing. I didn't remarry, so I'm ok to collect.
Don’t take anyone’s word for it, they may have had a completely different situation or potentially misunderstood. Call social security and ask. ( We took
someone’s word for it and left over $100,000 behind that we will never get back because we could have applied over 4 years earlier than we did. )
@@susanstewart445 it is true that if you remarried before age 60, and are not divorced again, you are not eligible for the previous husband’s SS.
If u are a women and did not work much because I stayed home & raised 5 kids. Why when my husband died I got a widows benefit & with my lil $600 benefits from working (part time) sometimes . I thought I should have gotten all of his
If my husband of 35 years gets social security and they take out WEP. Since I do not get his pension, if he dies, would I get his whole social security survivors benefit without the WEP attached, since I don't collect any of his pension. Mine is not very big.
Thank you for your very informative video. It will helps a lot of people like me that unaware of ss benifits.God bless!
Glad it was helpful!
If you were remarry and your ex spouse die are you entitled to their benefit
I am 65 year old and my ex spouse is deceased Three year ago , I have also remarried but I am currently separated , how does that work .
You wouldn't be able to collect off of your ex deceased husband, because you are still legally married to husband #2.
You call call IRS to send you a copy one of the years you filed and married. It shows up on transcript
I was on ssi and at 60 applied for spousal befits so no w checks
This was great, detailed info and perfectly presented! Please-ignore all the haters😒 Seems Covid changed people… not in a good way…
Thank you!!
I never received a penny from unemployment and I am still looking for a job
@@user-ck9gv5mf1t sorry, can't help with unemployment here. That's a Workforce Development issue or whatever it's called in your State.
I’m saddened to learn, as a former care giver to my mother who passed away at 94, that mom missed out on dad’s SS divorced and also deceased spouse benefits. They both had retired from the state of Alabama and my dad was a former Marine (only served the bare minimum years that garnered benefits, turns out) Nonetheless, he had VA benefits. My mom ended running out of all her personal savings and used way more than her retirement and SS to pay her assisted living expenses.
He's now 63
You are doing good ,, you have good personality ❤
Thank you so much 🙂
I was told I can’t get any survival benefits now I am 62 and make around. 50,000 because I make to much. and if I retire at 65 I still can’t get any survival benefits. Anything I can do?
Wait until your FRA. If you still choose to work, the amount of money you make, won't matter at that point. Also, the other money will continue to grow by waiting to collect on it.
Thanks so much for sharing , Doctor !
You're welcome!!
For widow's benefits, do I have to make under the income limit for the year I turn 60 to be eligible for benefits? Example, if I turn 60 in November, will my income need to be under 22,300 for 2024 to be eligible, or is this once I start receiving benefits that I have to make under the income limit?
It happens to me , I make too much I can’t get anything. 😢
@@MI-6e you can make more than $22,230, social security just withholds $1 for every $2 that you earn above that limit, but you’ll eventually get the withheld money back in increased benefits.
@@NgaNguyen-pz4pm please see the comment above 😁
You did great explaining everything don’t pay attention that people complain you can’t please to everybody.😊👍👍
My
Xhusband died last June. Within 10 days of his death I went to report it to SSA to see if I can get some of his benefits. I was ten years married to him (in a very abusive marriage). I presented all the paperwork work and I was told , I am not entitled because I was not married for 10YEARS AND NINE MONTHS. IS THAT CORRECT. Please advice. Thank you
I am 74 yrs pld
That is not correct. 10years of marriage before divorce. Nine months to qualify as a widow
@@markdavis1116 thank you
Go back to SSA with your paperwork right away!
At this current present time, August 2024, MORE than 9 months qualifying time since his death last June 2023, has passed.
Thank you so much for the information ❤,
I am 66. My husband is 8 years younger than me. He is struggling with disabilities trying to work as long as he can. I have health issues I had a double mastectomy. I tried to file but they told me I had to wait until he filed. I don't have enough work points. We have been married 33 years.
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@@frankiejames6651
Has your husband thought about applying for SSDI? I don't know what State you're in, or what his "Disabilities" are but, it might be worth his time to talk to someone about it. Especially his Doctor or, Doctors. Good luck to both of you.
Great job ! 🎉 I Understood Everything! Thank you 😊
Glad it helped!
I got an extra $4 off of my husbands SS as a spousal benefit.🤣
😂🤷🏼♀️
Thank you for the information.
Thank u for all the info explained excellent very professional great PHD knowledged I’m going to ssi today great!!!!!😀
Glad it was helpful!
What happens to your husband SS.if he pass,and you just get yours? What happens to his.
@@mbaum1951 it stays in the social security trust fund pot.
Please answer .
@@elenoraallen5861
It just simply stays in the Social Security Trust Fund. Nobody has an account with their own name on it.
I am 70 years old. I receive spouse benefits. I'm curious about what happens if I decided to remarry. Would I lose my benefits? We were married 39 years. Thank you.
You should be able to get married and not lose benefits. If you were to die, your current spouse wouldn't be able to collect off of you though because, you're collecting off someone else's record.
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Hello Ed, my husband passed and I applied for survival benefits.he was receiving ssa. I had the phone appt on 2 nd of August and they told me to drop some documents in the office as well so they can take some copies which I did . I called today and it seems like they need ss5 form. My sosial security card has my marriage name and they have already marriage certificate . And nobody told me anything about this form from beginning. What reason i need to choose to apply for ss5 form . It seems like this form for a new ss card. I am 61 will be 62 in march next year. How much i will receive from my husband's ssa? One person said 100% , another like 75%.thank you .
Have no income since July :(
Dr. Ed, I'm a 59-year-old wife and never worked. My husband retired at 67. Am I going to get ss from my husband and how much? Thank you.
10 years is stupid it should be 5 years!!