20 CFR 725.205

§ 725.205 Determination of dependency; spouse.

United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective

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Citation: 20 CFR 725.205, § 725.205 Determination of dependency; spouse, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/82107
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For the purposes of augmenting benefits, an individual who is the miner's spouse (see § 725.204) will be determined to be dependent upon the miner if: (a) The individual is a member of the same household as the miner (see § 725.232); or (b) The individual is receiving regular contributions from the miner for support (see § 725.233(c)); or (c) The miner has been ordered by a court to contribute to such individual's support (see § 725.233(e)); or (d) The individual is the natural parent of the son or daughter of the miner; or (e) The individual was married to the miner (see § 725.204) for a period of not less than 1 year.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.