Your benefits may start again under the following conditions:
If your marriage is voided, your benefits may begin again as of the month they ended because of the marriage, subject to the rules on administrative finality (see §2016); or
If your marriage has been annulled from the beginning in accordance with State law by a court having jurisdiction over the matter, your benefits can be reinstated as of the month the decree of annulment was issued. You must file a timely application.
If benefit rights ended because of remarriage, the following individuals may also have benefits on the prior spouse's Social Security earnings record:
Divorced spouse;
Mother or father;
Widow(er);
Surviving divorced spouse; or
Surviving divorced mother or father.
Last Revised: March, 2001