When an ex-spouse dies, the emotional fallout often collides with practical questions about money, especially if retirement plans were already fragile. One of the most confusing issues I see is ...

Join AARP for just $11 per year with a 5-year term. You may find that a single member benefit covers the entire cost of ...

Suppose you are the surviving spouse, child, or parent of a servicemember who died in the line of duty, or the survivor of a veteran who died from a service-related injury or illness. In that case, ...

Many people don't realize a deceased ex's Social Security can raise their check. Learn the 10-year rule, remarriage limits, and how survivor benefits work.

Speaker Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good online resources for writing a simple will? I’m 70 and divorced and ...

Economic abuse may not be as obvious as physical abuse, but for the millions of people it affects in the UK, economic abuse ...

A new bill could boost Social Security benefits for widowed and surviving divorced spouses. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced the Surviving Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act in Washington, D.C.

Survivor benefits are currently paid to around 5.8 million Americans nationwide, with nearly 4 million of those being ...

Sonko said he has been inundated with distress calls from survivors and families across the country, describing the volume of complaints as “alarming and overwhelming.” He urged government agencies, ...

WASHINGTON — A Republican-led bill would provide the first significant increase in decades to the disability compensation rate for veterans with catastrophic injuries and their survivors, according to ...

Congress has overwhelmingly voted to release the Epstein files, sending the bill to President Trump’s desk. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are weighing in and pushing for full transparency. It's ...