---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 229.46"
title: "20"
number: "229.46"
heading: "Spouse or divorced spouse benefit."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/229.46"
---

# §229.46. Spouse or divorced spouse benefit.


If a spouse or divorced spouse is included in the computation of the overall minimum, a benefit of 50 percent times the Overall Minimum PIA is computed. In the case of a spouse, the benefit may be adjusted for the family maximum, age, or other benefits. In the case of a divorced spouse, the benefit may be adjusted only for age or other benefits.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 45 U.S.C. 231(f)(b)(5).

### Source

Source: 58 FR 53397, Oct. 15, 1993, unless otherwise noted.