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Social Security Q&A: How Can We Maximize My Spouse’s Survivor’s Benefit?
Question: I will be 63 in October, and my wife turned 63 in May. She quit work in 2012, while I plan to retire in January when we are both going to start taking our Social Security ...
Pentagon Officially Endorses Military Retirement Overhaul
The Pentagon for months has held off on taking an official position on the proposed military retirement overhaul, which would change the structure of benefit payouts and introduce ...
Social Security Q&A: What Can I Do When My Terminally Ill Spouse Passes?
Question: I will be 60 at the end of September and understand that I will be eligible for survivor benefits at that time. My husband of 22 years, who is in home hospice and not expected ...
New York City Council Boosts Disability Pensions for Newer Police Officers; Unions Unhappy With Rushed Vote
In a hasty process on Wednesday, the New York City Council rushed to pass a series of changes to the disability pension benefits awarded to relatively new city policeman.
From the ...
Social Security Q&A: What Will My Wife’s Early Spousal Benefit Be?
Question: I started collecting Social Security at age 65. I was born in 1944. My wife has never worked and is 60 years old. I earn $2,170 per month. If my wife starts taking spousal ...
Judge Signs Off on Rhode Island Pension Settlement
Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Sarah Taft-Carter on Tuesday approved the settlement which recently ended a long-running lawsuit brought by retirees against the state.
The settlement ...
Social Security Q&A: Why Can’t I Start Spousal Early and Delay Retirement Benefits?
Question: My husband is 10 years older than I am; he started collecting his Social Security at age 62. I was a stay-at-home mom for 20 years, but I have earned a small Social Security ...
New Jersey Supreme Court Sides With Christie, Rules That Public Workers Don’t Have Legal Right to Pension Funding
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state acted legally when it deeply slashed its scheduled 2015 pension contribution despite a 2011 law, signed by Christie, which ...
Social Security Q&A: Should My Sister Wait to File on Her Ex’s Record?
Question: My sister Stephanie was married more than 10 years but divorced in mid-life. She originally worked as a licensed practical nurse before marriage and children. She worked ...
Emanuel Won’t Include Benefit Cuts In Pension Fix
Rahm Emanuel’s new approach to dealing with Chicago’s police and fire pension costs involves pushing city contributions into the future – past Emanuel’s term – and won’t ...
