On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:44:54 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> wrote:



>>
>> I don't think you're understanding the discussion. *He didn't say
>> anything about quarter hours earned. *He said if you're married to one
>> woman for ten years, divorce her then are married to another woman for
>> 10 years, they can each collect as a spouse.
>>
>> Jill
>
>Jill, I know what he was talking about. The SS, the last time I
>talked to them, termed the required married time for a spouse to be
>able to collect on a former spouse's earnings, they used quarter
>(meaning quarter of a year), not years, as in 10 years. Forty
>quarters is the same as 10 years, but the SS says "quarters" instead
>of years. Clear now?
>
>N.


It may be 40 quarters in the actual regulation, but in the FAQ it is
10 years.
http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answers/list/c/3%2C62
Qualifying for divorced spouse benefits A person can receive benefits
as a divorced spouse on a former spouse’s Social Security record if he
or she: Was married to the former spouse for at least 10 years; Is at
least age 62 years old