Q: I know you’ve written columns about how to handle Social Security affairs after someone dies. In fact, I had clipped one of those columns and saved it. But now I can’t find it. Sadly, my husband, who is in hospice care, isn’t expected to live long. Could you possibly send me a copy of that column? (And just so you know, we are both in our 80s. We each get our own Social Security. But my husband’s benefit is more than mine.)
A: I’m sorry to hear about your husband. I’m going to update that column, with your situation in mind, and run it again. (And I’m also emailing you a copy of this updated column.) And I don’t mind repeating the information from that column because I get emails every week from people asking what to do when a spouse or relative dies.
