The ex-vedette Barbara Rey has once again made headlines for her long-awaited interview ‘Bárbara Rey: My truth’. Statements that also come at a key moment after the publication of several photographs and audios that relate her to the emeritus king, Juan Carlos I. Specifically, they would show that both had an extramarital relationship for more than 15 years.
A relationship of the actress that was never secret and was confirmed from the beginning is the one she had with Angel Christthe former lion tamer who died on May 4, 2010, and to whom she was married. In fact, as a result of this marriage, You could be collecting a widow’s pension from Social Securityalthough she divorced him due to mistreatment (a situation that she herself publicly denounced).
Although it is unknown to many people, Social Security allows you to collect the widow’s pension in these cases if a series of special requirements are met. As a general rule, as explained on the website of said organization, they allow access to it “in cases of separation, divorce or annulment” if one has the right “to the compensatory pension or compensation referred to, respectively, in articles 97 and 98 of the Civil Code.” However, this condition disappears if special circumstances ariseas could happen in the case of Bárbara Rey.
The condition that would allow Bárbara Rey to collect a widow’s pension
As explained by Social Security, the right to a widow’s pension will not be conditioned to the requirement of being a compensatory pension creditor when the beneficiary proves to be included in one of the following cases:
- Being a victim of gender violence at the time of judicial separation or divorce.
- Be over 50 years old on the date of death of the person responsible for the pension or well the existence of common children in the marriageprovided that the following requirements are met: the divorce or judicial separation occurred prior to January 1, 2008; A period of time not exceeding 10 years has elapsed between the dates of the divorce or separation and the death of the person responsible for the widow’s pension; The marriage relationship has had a minimum duration of 10 years.
In the case of Bárbara Rey, the requirement of not having entered into another marital or de facto relationship after the divorce is met. Likewise, she had two children with her deceased ex-husband, Sofía and Ángel Cristo, and was divorced before January 1, 2008. Now, there are two conditions that she would not meet: she was married for 9 years (and not 10 as required) and they divorced in 1989, while the death occurred in 2010 (a period that therefore exceeds 10 years).
Nevertheless, Bárbara Rey was a victim of gender violence at the time of separation, so if this situation is proven, she would also have access to the widow’s pension.. So, yes, he could be charging for it. Now, what amount could correspond to you?
Amount of widow’s pension when accessed as a divorced person
According to Royal Legislative Decree 8/2015, the amount of the widow’s pension is equivalent to 52% of the regulatory basealthough it rises to 60% if the beneficiary (the widow) is over 65 years of age, does not receive another public pension, does not have income derived from self-employment or employment, and does not have income from personal or real estate capital. as well as with earnings greater than 7,569.00 euros per year. In cases where there are family responsibilities and a low level of income, it could even reach 70%. The following infographic shows the minimum and maximum amounts of the different pensions in 2024, including widowhood: