Add Text Field To Legal Arkansas Life Documents Newlyweds Forms For Free

"For a woman over 65", adds Arber, "there is a 10,000 to one chance of marriage and for a man the odds fall to a thousand to one." And she adds, in her research, some widows and divorcees wouldn't want the odds any other way.

You can't receive survivor's benefits if you remarry before 60. If you remarry after age 60 (50 if disabled), you can still collect benefits on your former spouse's record. When you reach age 66, you may get retirement benefits from your new or current spouse's record if it is higher.

What will happen if I remarry? When a surviving spouse remarries, this will often prevent them from continuing to receive their late spouse's pension. This means that if you are collecting your deceased spouse's pension and you choose to remarry, you may lose the right to get your former spouse's pension.

Namely, if you remarry before the age of 60 (or age 50 if you are disabled), you cannot receive benefits as a surviving spouse while you are married. If you remarry after the age of 60 (or age 50 if you are disabled), you will continue to qualify for benefits on your deceased spouse's Social Security record.

Get your AARP membership today ? $12 for your first year when you sign up for Automatic Renewal. Remarrying after turning 60 (50 if disabled) has no effect on survivor benefits. But if you wed before reaching that age, you lose eligibility for survivor benefits on the prior marriage.

A widow(er) is eligible to receive benefits if she or he is at least age 60. If a widow(er) remarries before age 60, she or he forfeits the benefit and, therefore, faces a marriage penalty. Under current law, there is no penalty if the remarriage occurs at 60 years of age or later.