§222.23. Relationship as surviving divorced spouse.
20 C.F.R. § 222.23
A claimant will be considered to be the surviving divorced spouse of a deceased employee if the conditions in either paragraph (a) or (b) of this section are met:
Age or disability. The claimant applied for an annuity on the basis of age or disability, and the conditions set forth in § 222.22 are met.
Child in care. The claimant applied for an annuity on the basis of having a child in care, and—
His or her marriage to the employee has been terminated by a final divorce; and
He or she is not married (if the claimant remarried after the divorce from the employee, the later marriage has been terminated by death, final divorce, or annulment); and
He or she either—
Was the natural parent of the employee's child; or
Had been married to the employee when either the employee or the claimant legally adopted the other's child or when they both legally adopted a child who was then under 18 years of age.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 45 U.S.C. 231f.
Source
Source: 54 FR 42949, Oct. 19, 1989, unless otherwise noted.