Overpayment Notice due to Ex-spouse Benefits

Washington, DC -  Ask Rusty – Overpayment Notice due to Ex-spouse Benefits

Dear Rusty: My husband got an overpayment notice from Social Security telling us that his former wife had collected $32,640.34 in benefits she wasn’t entitled to and they want us to repay the overpayment.  We knew that his ex-wife had been married another 3 times, but she was single at 62 when she filed for ex-spouse benefits from my husband.  

Big Bomb

Gas City, Indiana - Bath bombs effervesce when wet and are used to convert bathwater into an aromatic treat. They typically weigh a few ounces, says the Association of Mature American Citizens, but a soap store in Indiana decided to make a super-sized bath bomb in hopes of getting into the Guinness Book of World Records. 

Social Security for Retired Trooper in second career

Washington, DC -  Dear Rusty: I am a retired Indiana State Trooper but I’m working at a second career at the present time.  What information would you need to let me know about what percentage of my Social Security I will lose out on because of the WEP?  Right now, I’m 57 years old and don’t plan to retire all together until I’m at least 62. ~ Retired Trooper

Unique family reunion

Piscataway, New Jersey - New Jersey State Trooper Michael Patterson made a routine traffic stop that turned into the oddest of family reunions recently, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens. The driver he pulled over, Michael Bailly, mentioned that he was retired but that he had been a police officer in the town of Piscataway. 

Head over heels for cheese

Brockworth, England - Dozens of contestants took part in the annual Cheese Rolling contest recently in in Brockworth, England, reports the Association of Mature American Citizens.