Social Security Q&A: Does Deportation Disallow Collecting Benefits?
Question: I was deported from the United States in 2007 after 45 years of being a permanent resident. Okay, I made a few mistakes. Now I’m 66 years old and would like to get my pension ...
Social Security Q&A: Can I Really Increase My Benefits after 66?
Question: I don’t see where the extra 8 percent comes from if you wait until 70 to collect Social Security if you quit working and have no income from age 65 until that time. The ...
Social Security Q&A: Can I Collect Survivor’s 23 Years After Maxing Out Children’s Benefits?
Question: My husband died in 1992 when he was 40 and I was 35. At the time, our triplets were five years old, and I received the maximum family benefit until they graduated from high ...
Social Security Q&A: If Self Employed, Won’t I Lose Benefits to Taxes by Delaying to 70?
Question: I am age 66 and I am not sure I should take my Social Security now. My wife is age 55 and we file jointly. I earn over $150,000 a year and she earns $50,000 a year. I own ...
Social Security Q&A: Can’t We File and Suspend At 62 Due to the Family Max?
Question: My husband is 61 (I’m 41) and we have two young children. I know there is a family limit to how much he can collect in Social Security. If he files and suspends at 62, ...
Social Security Q&A: Should I Take Divorced Spousal Benefits Early?
Question: I was born in 1952. Seven years ago, my ex and I divorced after 25 years of marriage. During our marriage, I worked for his business, without pay, so we did not contribute ...
Social Security Q&A: Can I Collect on My Ex’s Record after Marrying a Foreign National?
Question: I took retirement at age 66 and am currently 67. I retired to Colombia, where I married a Colombian national. She is 52, and has a daughter (adopted) that is nearly six years ...
Social Security Q&A: Why Can’t I Collect Widow’s Benefits if I Collect Retirement?
Question: As a widow, why am I not able to collect any benefit from my deceased spouse’s Social Security if I chose to take the benefit from my Social Security?
Answer: Once you ...
Social Security Q&A: Shouldn’t I Should Take Spousal at 66 and Retirement at 70?
Question: My husband is 64 and I’m 57. He was laid off and took Social Security early at age 62. I am planning to retire at 59 but wait until my full retirement age to start collecting ...
Social Security Q&A: Can I Still Take Early Retirement if Ineligible for Unemployment?
Question: I already made $17,000 this year and cannot receive my unemployment benefits at this time. Am I still eligible to collect Social Security at this time? Otherwise I will have ...


