Can You Draw Ex Husband's Social Security. If your late ex-spouse took reduced benefits by filing for Social Security early you may qualify for the highest possible share of those benefits that is the highest possible survivor benefit before your own FRA. Your ex-spouse is entitled to collect Social Security retirement or disability benefits.
You and your ex must have been married for 10 consecutive years or longer even if the marriage ended 30 years ago. However if this is the case the divorce must be at least two years old. However if the benefit as an ex-spouse is larger Social Security will increase that benefit to the larger amount.
So if an ex-spouses benefit would be 2000 a month they would be entitled to 1000 a month as an ex-spouse.
Divorced wives are entitled to draw on their ex-husbands Social Security disability survivors and retirement benefits if they meet certain eligibility requirements. If you are age 62 unmarried and divorced from someone entitled to Social Security retirement or disability benefits you may be eligible to receive benefits based on his or her record. To be eligible you must have been married to your ex-spouse for 10 years or more. Your ex-spouse is entitled to collect Social Security retirement or disability benefits.