Losing a spouse is an emotional and challenging experience, and it often brings financial concerns to the forefront. Social Security benefits can provide critical support to widows, helping them ...

And that means you should not get spousal benefits on his Social Security record. And don’t even get me started on benefits for so-called divorced widows. If you are divorced from someone, how can you ...

Widows benefits are benefits available to the surviving spouse of deceased workers. If the worker claimed Social Security early, this will also reduce the maximum widows benefit available to their ...

I get a lot of emails from women who have questions about the widows benefits they are already getting. Or they have questions about the widows benefits they think they will be getting in the future.

PeopleImages / Getty Images I get a lot of emails from women who have questions about the widows benefits they are already getting. Or they have questions about the widows benefits they think they ...

Q: I wrote to you a while back inquiring about widow’s benefits. Do these benefits start at age 60 or 62? I’ve seen both ages at different places. — Patricia A: Trying to keep straight the different ...

The day after her husband’s funeral, Rondell Gulick called Social Security. Now alone with their nine children, the stay-at-home mom faced what would become a months-long process of claiming the ...

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 ...