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Originally Posted by Topspinmo
I am waiting for my wife to turn 62 so she can claim me and get 1 /2 of what I get. Will be in the bucks then! "O". Wait my money is our money and her money is her money!  |
You may want to check this out again - unless I am mistaken (and I have made a mistake once or two in my life
, she will need to wait until she is 66. Also, she cannot claim on her own earnings at 62 to do this (get the spousal benefit of 1/2 spouse's earnings).
I am going to double check myself this summer in person at an SSA office. There is also a great website you can click around on and get these questions answered there. I think it is ssa dot gov