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In New Jersey, if a husband and wife have been married for at least 10 years and they get divorced, the wife is entitled to half the husband's Social Security benefit provided that certain conditions are met:
1- the husband is entitled to receive Social Security benefits;
2- they had been married for 10 years prior to the divorce becoming final;
3- the wife is not married;
4- the wife is age 62 or over:and
5- the wife is not entitled to a social security benefit which equals or exceeds one-half the husband's benefit.
Husbands are usually not concerned about this because it doesn't diminish the amount of the husband's benefit at retirement.
Article by: the Bergen County Divorce attorneys of Aretsky & Aretsky. http://www.aretsky-law.com. (201)-345-3761
