---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 219.34"
title: "20"
number: "219.34"
heading: "When evidence that a marriage has ended is required."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/219.34"
---

# §219.34. When evidence that a marriage has ended is required.


Evidence of how a previous marriage ended may be required to determine whether a later marriage is valid. If a widow or widower remarried after the employee's death and that marriage was annulled, evidence of the annulment is required. If the claimant is a divorced spouse or surviving divorced spouse, evidence to prove a final or absolute divorce from the employee may be required.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 45 U.S.C 231f.

### Source

Source: 54 FR 31942, Aug. 3, 1989, unless otherwise noted.