Many factors can affect the size of your Social Security checks, including your birth year, work history, and the age you begin claiming. But your marital status can also affect your benefits, even long after you retire.

If you're married or divorced, you could be entitled to a special type of Social Security. But getting remarried later in life could change your payments or even disqualify you from certain types of benefits. While everyone's situation may be different, here's how remarriage could affect your Social Security later in life.

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