Could Your Ex Be Your Ticket to Bigger Social Security Checks?

The average Social Security benefit is about $1,431 per month, or about $17,172 per year. That's not bad, but you might be able to do a lot better with a little help from the person you'd least expect: your ex.

You might be familiar with the concept of spousal benefits. These are Social Security benefits the government gives to the spouses of qualifying workers, even if the spouses never worked themselves. Well, there are ex-spousal benefits, too. Here's how they work.

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