my husband was killed last night in his trailor and we are seperated????

Question

this is a very sad day for me, we where seperated for 8 months and no divorce would i be intiteled to death benefits from his social security ty so much and god bless my husband and his family

Answer 1

omg im soo sorry. yes you are entitled to his benefits if you are still married

Answer 2

You could get his SS even once you were divorced and reached 65. What you need to check on is any life insurance he may have had because that is something he could leave to anyone he wanted if he had any.

You will probably also be responsible for any of his bills, including his funeral. Contact a lawyer who handles estates and get guidance on all this. Hopefully you both had a will so have the lawyer check and see what you can learn about that, too, if you don't already know.

God bless all of you as you deal with the pain from this. You might also want to get some grief counseling for yourself because the next year or so will be a bit rough at times.

Answer 3

Even though you and he were seperated at the time of his death, you 2 still were legally married, so your entitled to whatever benefits as long as your still listed as the beneficiary.

Answer 4

I can see you are heartbroken.....at least bury the poor guy before you go on-line trying to enrich yourself. There are no social security benefits to which you personally are entitled unless you are of age to draw SS benefits yourself. However, if you have children and if he is the father of these children, then they would be eligible for SSI. Once you reach the age to draw SS then your entitlement would be affected by his contributions while you were legally married -- however, that would be the case regardless of whether or not he was living or deceased. For legal purposes, he is your lawfully wedded husband at the time of his death.

Answer 5

yes,if there was no legal documentation-death benifits apply if you are at least 60 or have children with this man the children would be entitled and you would if you were disabled.the death benifit is 255 a one time thing-unless you were married for ar least ten years would you be entitled to survivior benifits-again its based on your age-if you have children or a disability.at 62 you could recieve benifits based on your husbands credits if you were married at least ten years!If you are younger with no children or disability the only way you would be entitled is at your retirement age.but it also means you do not remarry or those benifits would be lost.Hope this was of some help

Answer 6

Unless HE changed things during the seperation you are entited to all of the benefits of a widow. Keep in mind though that during the seperation he could have changed his beneficiary on his life insurance etc...and didn't HAVE to tell you.

Answer 7

I am very sorry. That is horrible. Yes, you are entitled to his death benefits. My inlaws were seperated for over 20 years and she could collect his social security!

Answer 8

I am sorry for your lose- Yes you are entitiled to everything unles his family puts up a fight because the two of you were not living together. You also need to check the laws for your state to make sure that since you were seperated for over 6 months that nothing will occur.

Answer 9

Yes you are entitled as long as you were still married. You can even collect benefits when you become of age to retire and have not worked a day in your life as long as you two were married for at least ten years.

http://www.ssa.gov/survivorplan/howtoapply3.htm

Answer 10

I think you should ask this question.
How do I cope with the loss of my husband even though we have been separated for 8 months?
If this story is even true, I feel sorry for your husband and not you.

Answer 11

If you were still married then you're his widow so you are entitled to benefits. Although I would have to say that if you were separated then surly you can take care of yourself and not need those social security benefits (unless there are children involved.)