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I'm trying to figure something out for my mom regarding the ex-spouse benefit and I feel like I'm getting mixed signals as I search about. She's in her late 60s, has been drawing for a while but it's not all that much since she was self-employed for so long and I'm just kind of hoping I can get that increased for her. She's been divorced from her previous husband for about ~15 years after being married for at least 10, never remarried and he is older than 62. I feel like everything I've been able to find recently says that she should be able to get the ex-spouse benefit because everything uses the language of the ex-spouse having to be "eligible" (and something I found on the SSA blog said you can do so even if the ex hasn't retired), but when she called the SSA today they said no, he hasn't filed for benefits so no dice. Is that correct? Or is there a misunderstanding going on and she should call again to speak to someone else?
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GD_American posted:They told you wrong. The term here is IEDS (Independently Entitled Divorced Spouse). Thanks, I appreciate it - something felt wrong but I didn't want to have her keep calling with wait times being what they are if this was just poor understanding on my end. I'll talk to her soon about doing so and potentially setting up an appointment.
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