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The father (we'll call him John) of one of my closest friends (Mike) died on the 16th this month following an acute illness that put him in the hospital in early December. John was a 24 year Air Force Veteran.
Unfortunately, Mike's mom isn't up to speed on her survivor's benefits and whether John even contributed to it when he retired as an O5 back in the early '80s. After 55+ years of marriage, Mike's mom is obviously beside herself with her loss and not thinking about her finances, but Mike is.
Mike knows a retiree's income does not transfer to the spouse and any income benefits to her from his retirement would be from any SBA contributions he may or may not have made starting when he retired ... and that's the issue. Mike doesn't know where to look to see if John even contributed to an SBA.
How would he find out? Would it be listed on a retirement "check-stub?" If John did contribute, who would Mike contact to inform them of John's death and begin disbursement of said allotments?
The father (we'll call him John) of one of my closest friends (Mike) died on the 16th this month following an acute illness that put him in the hospital in early December. John was a 24 year Air Force Veteran.
Unfortunately, Mike's mom isn't up to speed on her survivor's benefits and whether John even contributed to it when he retired as an O5 back in the early '80s. After 55+ years of marriage, Mike's mom is obviously beside herself with her loss and not thinking about her finances, but Mike is.
Mike knows a retiree's income does not transfer to the spouse and any income benefits to her from his retirement would be from any SBA contributions he may or may not have made starting when he retired ... and that's the issue. Mike doesn't know where to look to see if John even contributed to an SBA.
How would he find out? Would it be listed on a retirement "check-stub?" If John did contribute, who would Mike contact to inform them of John's death and begin disbursement of said allotments?
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