If I am divorced, can I still claim survivor benefits based on my ex-spouse’s Social Security benefits?
If your divorced spouse has passed away, you may be eligible to collect survivor benefits as a widow / widower if:
• You are over the age of 60.
• The marriage lasted more than 10 years.
• You are not now remarried.
OR
•You have remarried, but after the age of 60.
If you remarried before the age of 60, and are still married, you cannot collect survivor benefits from a former spouse. If you remarried before the age of 60 but that marriage has now ended, you may collect survivor benefits from a deceased ex-spouse.
If your divorced spouse has passed away, you may be eligible to collect survivor benefits as a widow / widower if:
• You are over the age of 60.
• The marriage lasted more than 10 years.
• You are not now remarried.
OR
•You have remarried, but after the age of 60.
If you remarried before the age of 60, and are still married, you cannot collect survivor benefits from a former spouse. If you remarried before the age of 60 but that marriage has now ended, you may collect survivor benefits from a deceased ex-spouse.