Widows and widowers are entitled to Social Security benefits based on their deceased spouses’ earning record as long as they meet certain criteria. Among these requirements involve their decision to ...

Losing a spouse is an emotional and challenging experience, and it often brings financial concerns to the forefront. Social Security benefits can provide critical support to widows, helping them ...

The “deemed filing rule,” which says that when you are filing for one Social Security benefit, you are automatically filing for any and all other benefits you are due, doesn't apply to widows and ...

I hope there is nothing in the air that is causing old goats like me to keel over. For some reason, I’ve been getting a lot of questions from widows lately. Here are some of them. Q: I am 90 years old ...

The death of a spouse is devastating at any age. While everyone experiences grief differently, the concerns of a young widow or widower often are different than those of someone older. Last September, ...

A new study suggests that the widowed do better with chronic pain than married people — or anyone else. When I was widowed suddenly at age 46, it was the worst thing that had ever happened to me. The ...

What can help widows cope? Sometimes we’re not sure ourselves. So I asked Carolyn Moor what she has learned in her many years talking to many widows. Moor is the founder of the Modern Widows Club, an ...