If I am a widower and get married, will it affect my Social Security retirement?If you are a widower receiving a widower's benefit on your deceased spouse's record, remarriage may affect your benefit. If you remarry before the age of sixty, your widower's benefit will be terminated. If you are over the age of sixty when you remarry, your marriage will not affect your Social Security widower's benefit. Additionally, if you just happen to be a widower, however you are receiving your own retirement benefit, remarriage will have no effect on your Social Security retirement benefit. Return to: Additional Social Security Retirement Questions |
