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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
That is not true. They may have a private agreement to share a benefit, but any ex-spouse who was married for at least 10 years is entitled to receive a spouse benefit from SSA and they do not need to share it with anyone. The ex-spouse benefits can apply to multiple spouses as long as each one was married to the SSA worker for 10 years. There is no sharing of SS benefits. However, you can only receive one benefit at a time, based on the largest benefit you are eligible for. Is it possible that the ex-spouse was not married for 10 years? In that case, they would not be entitled to any spouse benefit from SSA, but the current spouse could share it with a private agreement.
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Perhaps they are sharing the funds in a retirement account (401k, Roth, etc.) An account in one party's name might be considered a marital asset because it was earned during the marriage and a judge might order it to be shared post-divorce.
kathy