20 CFR 216.54
§ 216.54 Who is an employee's wife or husband.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 216.54, § 216.54 Who is an employee's wife or husband, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/77050
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Full text
An employee's wife or husband is an individual who—
(a) Is married to the employee; and
(b) Has been married to the employee for at least one year immediately before the date the spouse applied for annuity;
(c) Is the natural parent of the employee's child;
(d) Was entitled to an annuity as a widow(er), a parent, or a disabled child under this part in the month before he or she married the employee; or
(e) Could have been entitled to a benefit listed in paragraph (d) of this section, if the spouse had applied and been old enough in the month before he or she married the employee.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.