When a spouse dies, the household moves from two Social Security checks to one. Here is how the survivor benefit works and ...

Losing a spouse is devastating, and the financial shock can be severe. Understand the 'widow's penalty' and how Social ...

The pandemic has been cited as one of the causes of a spike in divorces. One specific challenge during the pandemic has been the stress of unemployment. Recently I’ve worked with several divorcing ...

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Innocent spouse relief protects non-filing spouses from errors they were unaware of on their joint tax return, while injured ...

Dear Liz: You recently responded to a reader’s question about protecting an intended bequest. In the answer you wrote, “Assets in the trust get a step-up in tax basis when the first spouse dies, but ...

Keep reading to learn more about what it takes for an ex-spouse to claim benefits.

With more women entering the workplace, it's not surprising that many develop extraordinarily close ties with colleagues, both male and female. To learn more about these relationships, I spoke to ...

The death of a spouse is devastating. There is the obvious sadness experienced due to the loss of a loved one. However, there is also the challenge of losing a life partner who helped you make various ...

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