20 CFR 222.23
§ 222.23 Relationship as surviving divorced spouse.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 222.23, § 222.23 Relationship as surviving divorced spouse, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/77334
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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:
(a) 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.
(b) Child in care. The claimant applied for an annuity on the basis of having a child in care, and—
(1) His or her marriage to the employee has been terminated by a final divorce; and
(2) 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
(3) He or she either—
(i) Was the natural parent of the employee's child; or
(ii) 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.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.