She has been collecting allamony sence they seperated. If he dies is she out of luck or can she collect any social security? Its her first and only husband. They were married for 26 years and seperated in 1986. She has got allamony sence seperation.. He might die in the next week or so. What are her options as without the 500 a month she will not make it.
Softtouchmale
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Alimony usually stops when the spouse that owes it dies.
There are some rare cases where its chargeable against the decedent's estate.
If they were married in 1960, then your grandmother is probably entitled to collect his social security as they were married more than 10 years.
She'd probably get at least $500 a month from social security and should've been collecting it when she turned 65.
jtburton2003
according to the link below, she has a shot at his SS since she is not remarried after age 60. What other income sources/financial obligations does she have? How is her health? If she owns a home, she can look into a reverse mortgage.
Also, what is his situation? Did he remarry? are they still on good terms? She may be in his will, or there may still be a chance at getting her in it.
She may also be eligible for all or part of his pension or 401k if he has one, depending on if it was paid out at the divorce and the state you live in.
Basically, she has a lot of options to replace the income, but it's a question of what they set up both while married and the 24 years since than.
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If she does not have enough income, you should take care of her financially and have her live with you.
If she has no other income, she could qualify for SSI but if she is over 65, does she have any social security of her own?
She could get his social security benefits since they were married longer than 10 years and that would be more than $500 a month if he worked most of his life.
check out these Social Security web pages. Your grandmother will qualify for something.
Ocimom
She probably would be entitled as a divorced widow when he dies. But seeing she's been sucking the life out of him with alimony for 26 yrs, he probably doesn't have much left in his SS account!
SpursFan123
Check with a Social Security office. She may qualify to collect from his since they were married for so long.