November 29, 2010 at 7:25 am
#709391
redblack
Participant
hooper, i echo DP’s condolences about your wife. i’m sorry you had to endure that.
i’m still curious about survivor’s benefits. you said they went to your son. but why not to you, her spouse?
and if they had gone to you, would the pay-out have been higher?
my guess is that she didn’t pay into the system long enough – much like if you retire early and try to withdraw from an IRA or collect from a pension fund.