Dear Abby: I have two friends who dated in college until “Isaac” broke up with “Jen” in a very stressful way. We were all living together in a house, and he broke up with her to date a girl from his newspaper club. During the breakup, I learned that Isaac knew for a while he wanted to end things with Jen, but didn’t because he wanted to have enough people for a nice student house.
Dear Abby: I have two friends who dated in college until “Isaac” broke up with “Jen” in a very stressful way. We were all living together in a house, and he broke up with her to date a girl from his newspaper club. During the breakup, I learned that Isaac knew for a while he wanted to end things with Jen, but didn’t because he wanted to have enough people for a nice student house.
I get a N.J. pension. Can I also get my ex’s Social Security?
Updated Jan 26, 2021;
Q. I am a 59-year-old male, retired and receiving a New Jersey public pension. I was married for 15 years and divorced 20 years ago. She is now 57. I have very few quarters paid into Social Security from working part-time in grocery stores during high school and college. The career I retired from didn’t take Social Security deductions. When I turn 65, I planned to sign up for Medicare for the New Jersey State Health Benefits Program. I would get reimbursed for the premiums from my former government employer. Can I apply for Social Security benefits and Medicare through my ex-wife? Do I have to wait until she is age eligible or when I turn 62? How does the “windfall penalty” work?