20 C.F.R. § 725.217

Determination of dependency; surviving divorced spouse.

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 95 wordsSubsections: 3Official source

Cite as 20 C.F.R. § 725.217 (2026)

An individual who is the miner's surviving divorced spouse (see § 725.216) shall be determined to have been dependent on the miner if, for the month before the month in which the miner died: (a) The individual was receiving at least one-half of his or her support from the miner (see § 725.233(g)); or (b) The individual was receiving substantial contributions from the miner pursuant to a written agreement (see § 725.233(c) and (f)); or (c) A court order required the miner to furnish substantial contributions to the individual's support (see § 725.233(c) and (e)).
Cross-references to the CFR
725.216725.233
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