20 CFR § 725.211 - Time of determination of relationship and dependency of spouse or child for purposes of augmentation of benefits.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s725.211"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 725.211 - Time of determination of relationship and dependency of spouse or child for purposes of augmentation of benefits."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "725.211"
section_name: "Time of determination of relationship and dependency of spouse or child for purposes of augmentation of benefits."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT OF 1969, AS AMENDED"
part_number: "725"
part_name: "CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS UNDER PART C OF TITLE IV OF THE FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT, AS AMENDED"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
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, 936; 33 U.S.C. 901  42 U.S.C. 405; Secretary's Order 10-2009, 74 FR 58834."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 80054, Dec. 20, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "725"
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# 725.211 Time of determination of relationship and dependency of spouse or child for purposes of augmentation of benefits.

With respect to the spouse or child of a miner entitled to benefits, and with respect to the child of a surviving spouse entitled to benefits, the determination as to whether an individual purporting to be a spouse or child is related to or dependent upon such miner or surviving spouse shall be based on the facts and circumstances present in each case, at the appropriate time.

****Conditions and Duration of Entitlement: Miner's Survivors