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Social Security and Women

Social Security and Women
People line up outside of the Social Security Administration office in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 2, 2005. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Tom Margenau
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I really don’t have any way of knowing this, but I’m guessing the majority of my readers are women. And that guess is based on the fact that I get far more emails from women than from men. Today’s column has questions covering a variety of topics from some of my female fans.

Q: I just turned 62 and am not working. My husband was a mental abuser throughout our marriage. Now that we are divorced, he says I will never be able to get any of his Social Security because he knows a way around the laws. Is there anything he can do to keep me from getting part of his Social Security?
Tom Margenau
Tom Margenau
Author
Tom Margenau worked for 32 years in a variety of positions for the Social Security Administration before retiring in 2005. He has served as the director of SSA’s public information office, the chief editor of more than 100 SSA publications, a deputy press officer and spokesman, and a speechwriter for the commissioner of Social Security. For 12 years, he also wrote Social Security columns for local newspapers, and recently published the book “Social Security: Simple and Smart.” If you have a Social Security question, contact him at [email protected]
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