20 CFR § 725.205 - Determination of dependency; spouse.
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Identifier
/us/cfr/t20/s725.205
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor
Authority
5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174; 30 U.S.C. 901 902(f), 921, 932... 5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174; 30 U.S.C. 901 902(f), 921, 932, 936; 33 U.S.C. 901 42 U.S.C. 405; Secretary's Order 10-2009, 74 FR 58834.
# 725.205 Determination of dependency; spouse.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.