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So she consulted me about this.
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If you're a spouse, you know, traditionally,
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one of the spouses wouldn't work, typically the woman.
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And so the wife has the right to 50 percent of her husband's--
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or the husband has the right--
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one spouse has a right to 50 percent of the benefits of the other spouse
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just by virtue of being married or having been married.
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So the rule is that if you've been married for more than 10 years,
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then you can either take your own Social Security benefits,
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or if they're bigger, you can take 50 percent of your spouse's.
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And if you've been married to several different guys,
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say, and you're not married to any of them anymore,