Maximizing your Social Security benefit is all about timing your claim correctly. This is true for single and married adults, but there's more strategy involved for married couples. They have to think about how their decision will affect their partner as well as their own benefit.

The best path forward varies by couple, but there are a few tried-and-true approaches that have helped married seniors optimize their Social Security claims for decades. We'll look at three common scenarios to help you make the right call.

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