Legal Question in Family Law in California

You need to check with the Social Security Administration regarding what benefits you may be entitled to after a 40-year marriage and divorce. Those benefits are not generally an issue in the divorce as they are separately administered. As for retirement, yes, in most instances you would be entitled to a portion of his retirement accounts, pensions, etc. It would require a personal review of the accounts to advise you on what you might expect to get and how it would be obtained.