share or add to spouse's social security retirement benefits?

Question

Spouse's social security retirement benefits?

My friend's mom is married to a man with very tight pockets.
She is a sweetheart and raised the kids. Now they are both in their 60's and I believe that she is entitled to part of his social security retirement benefits, even though she did not work much, but stayed at home. 
He does not want her to get her own money.

Apart form the relationship questions, which I do not want to discuss here:

1) is she entitled to some of his social security retirement?

2) and more important:
would hers be additional or subtracted from his benefits?

Anonym · Accepted Answer

If she was married to him for over 10 years, she is entitled to social security of half of his paycheck.  This won't change the amount that he receives and she can even qualify if she gets divorced.

Cynthia · Answer

After 30 years of marriage, we are getting divorced. He is retired and collection Social Security retirement benefits. I know I would be entitled to a portion of his benefits. What age do I have to be to apply?

Norm · Answer

Is a newly married spouse eligible for any benefits. We've been together for 25 years, she has never worked but is attending university.

beatrice · Answer

You can assume that nobody is going to do the work needed to resolve the problem

share or add to spouse's social security retirement benefits?

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