[John O]

If a marriage has lasted 10 years, the surviving spouses may collect if he/she has not remarried even if the deceased spouse has remarried. So yes, we can have surviving spouses.

from my viewpoint that's insane. Sinxce I don't belive in divorce except in cases of proven adultery, why should the adulterer get anything. (of course the adulterous party should lose everything in the divorce)

[steve-b]

I don't belive in divorce except in cases of proven adultery

Political decisions are based on the opinions of sane people. Someone who thinks that one ought to stay in a marriage while being beaten to a pulp need not apply.