Military widows pension rethink call

August · 01-01-14, 05:22 PM

I don't mean to sound callous here, heck my mother is collecting a military widows pension, but I'd think it's actually fair that benefits should expire if she were to remarry.

After all these benefits are given to replace the lost earning power of the deceased veteran. If the veteran were alive then any alimony they were paying would also cease upon the remarriage of his ex wife so why not survivor benefits as well?

01-01-14, 05:22 PM	#8
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,258 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I don't mean to sound callous here, heck my mother is collecting a military widows pension, but I'd think it's actually fair that benefits should expire if she were to remarry. After all these benefits are given to replace the lost earning power of the deceased veteran. If the veteran were alive then any alimony they were paying would also cease upon the remarriage of his ex wife so why not survivor benefits as well? __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.