user: Good Morning, i would like to know details about retirement.[NEWLINE]agent: Do you mean for your family, that is?[NEWLINE]user: Correct, that's what i'm looking for.[NEWLINE]agent: Very Well. Have you started to receive retirement benefits already?[NEWLINE]user: Yeah, i'm receiving the benefits.[NEWLINE]agent: Excellent, because in that case, some members of your family well may qualify to get some benefits via your record. If everything goes well, both your spouse and child can receive up to one half of your full retirement benefit amount per month.[NEWLINE]user: There's one more thing I need to know about my GPO benefits. What information do I need to predict my future spouse's GPO benefits?[NEWLINE]agent: One thing you would need to figure the estimate out is the gross monthly amount of your pension from your government job not covered by Social Security.[NEWLINE]user: How many things to do I need to estimate my future spouse's benefits under the GPO?[NEWLINE]agent: YOu would need two things.[NEWLINE][BOUNDARY][NEWLINE]user: What happens if I am eligible for Social Security retirement on my own earnings will it give a higher benefit based on my spouse's earnings?