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Scott,
Thank you SO much for all your social security related articles!!

I was married 27 yr. to a man who paid into soc sec at or near the top of the scale the whole time.  He's still paying in.  I saw on the soc sec site that I might be entitled to widows benefits should he die before I do.  Do you know what the percentage might be?
                                                           

                                                                                    Many Thanks!!

 Look at  http://www.ssa.gov/survivorplan/ifyou.htm while waiting for SB's answer.

 Your benefit as either former spouse or widow of former spouse will be determined by his earnings record and the age at which you start to take benefits. At any given time your entitlement as a spouse/former spouse is 1/2 of his benefit followed by an adjustment for your age.

    To get an accurate estimate I suggest that you (1) get his Social Security number and (2) visit a Social Security office and have an SSA representative make the calculation for you. Or visit the SSA site as suggested above.

 Scott
 

 Thank you for your interest but that's the very page which prompted the question!  The S.S. site says that a divorcee who was married more than 10 yr. might be due widow's benefits but nowhere does it say what the percentage might be of his benefit.

                                                                                    Thanks,

                                                                                           Artful