Losing a spouse instantly turns abstract retirement math into an urgent, deeply personal problem. The first decisions you ...

(NewsNation) — It can be emotionally and financially devastating to lose a loved one, but certain surviving family members may be able to get some financial relief thanks to Social Security. The ...

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

Claiming Social Security early isn't always an unwise move. There are plenty of situations where it makes sense to file ahead ...

Deciding when to claim Social Security is one of the most important financial choices you might make in your lifetime. And if ...

There's nothing easy about losing someone you care about, regardless of their relationship to you. Not only do you count on the important people in your life for emotional support, but you may also ...

In our last article, we tried to simplify a complicated subject: Social Security (SS) spousal benefits. Most people need and want help coordinating these benefits. We used some case studies to give a ...

As the law now stands, the surviving spouse of a soldier who dies in service to the country receives a lower rate of compensation than survivors of federal civilian employees killed while performing ...

Where surviving spouse death benefits were awarded to the widow of a Providence police officer, the award should be upheld despite an assignment of the benefits in the course of the officer’s divorce ...