Reddit, I am turning to you all because I am finding unreliable information elsewhere online.
My father just died at 58 years old. My mother is 54. They had been married for 30 years. My mother has had a few odd jobs here and there, but has overall been unemployed the entire time.
I am getting conflicting information regarding what Social Security benefits my mother could receive on behalf of my father and when she could begin to withdraw. My family lawyer says that the money my father paid into SS is "gone." That is, my mother would be entitled to nothing on his behalf. However, searching the internet makes it appear as though she would be entitled to survivors benefits provided she does not remarry. I am still concerned that the family lawyer is right and that the money my father paid into SS is gone. What should we expect in this situation? Thanks in advance.
Submitted April 28, 2019 at 07:00PM by Mongol_Diplomat http://bit.ly/2UYIcKW
