Collecting Widow's Teamsters Pension?

Question

My grandmother was recently told that she could receive her widowed ex-husband's Teamsters pension. They were not married when he died, but she was the last person married to him, and was married to him for 13 years, longer than his other wives.

My grandmother has a friend who is currently in a similiar situation, who is collecting her deceased ex-husband's pension. My grandmother is also currently collect her ex-husband's S.S. benefits, since she was married to him longest & the last.

Does anybody know where I cn get information online about this? Supposedly, a widow collects half of the pension. Where would I go to check into this, and how does she start receiving it?

Thanks for any help you can give.

Answer 1

The Teamsters should give you all the information you need, call his local and they will tell you who to contact.