Ask the Expert: Social Security rules
Photo credit: iStock | Retirees with civil service pensions are subject to special Social Security rules.
I worked for the FBI for more than 36 years. I retired at 56 under the Civil Service Retirement System, in which you don't contribute to Social Security. I'm now 63 years old. Am I entitled to any Social Security benefits under my husband's record? He has been collecting Social Security since he was 66.
You probably won't be eligible to receive a spousal Social Security benefit because...
