---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 10.415"
title: "20"
number: "10.415"
heading: "What must a beneficiary do if the number of beneficiaries decreases?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/10.415"
---

# §10.415. What must a beneficiary do if the number of beneficiaries decreases?


The circumstances under which compensation on account of death shall be terminated are described in [5 U.S.C. 8133(b)](/usc/5/8133.md?p=b). A beneficiary in a claim for death benefits should promptly notify OWCP of any event which would affect his or her entitlement to continued compensation. The terms “marriage” and “remarriage” include common-law marriage as recognized and defined by State law in the State where the beneficiary resides. If a beneficiary, or someone acting on his or her behalf, receives a check or electronic payment which includes payment of compensation for any period after the date when entitlement ended, he or she must promptly return such funds to OWCP.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 8102a, 8103, 8145 and 8149; 31 U.S.C. 3716 and 3717; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174, 64 Stat. 1263; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 10-2009, 74 FR 218; Pub. L. 117-263.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 37903, June 28, 2011, unless otherwise noted.