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1 Can I apply for Social Security benefits on the Internet?
2 Can I receive my own benefits at age 62, then a full spouse's benefits at full retirement age?
3 How does a divorced spouse qualify for benefits?
4 My wife doesn't have enough work to qualify; can she qualify on my record?
5 What are the benefit amounts a husband or wife may be entitled to receive?
6 How much can a divorced spouse receive?
7 Can my spouse collect retirement and then receive more when I receive benefits?
8 How long must I be married to collect benefits when a spouse dies?
9 Will a combined husband and wife's benefits be reduced because of marriage?
10 If I remarry, after being married 10 years, which spouse receives benefits?
11 Does Social Security recognize common law marriage?
12 I have never worked but my spouse has. What will my benefits be?
13 I am 65 and my wife, 62, receives wife's benefits. When does she get Medicare?
14 If I collect a wife's benefit, does that reduce the benefit of my husband?
15 My spouse and I work. On which record will my benefits be based?
16 What is a "representative payee"?
17 I am a surviving divorced spouse. Can I receive benefits on my ex-spouse’s record?
18 Can I help a relative, neighbor, or friend apply for Social Security benefits online?
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