Marriage vows always speak about “until death do us part”—Social Security works beyond death.

In this episode, Tim Whisler is joined again by Beth Ingle, a certified senior advisor with Living By Your Design. Tim and Beth use examples to discuss spousal benefits and survivor benefits of Social Security and detail how different scenarios could impact the benefits each party receives.

Beth discusses:

• How Social Security spousal benefits are calculated
• What survivor benefits mean for your own Social Security
• The difference between a widow and a divorcee when calculating Social Security benefits
• The transition from survivor benefits to personal Social Security benefits
• And more!