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CFR /  Title 20  /  Part 725  /  Sec. 725.217 Determination of dependency; surviving divorced

An individual who is the miner's surviving divorced spouse (see Sec. 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 Sec. 725.233(g)); or

(b) The individual was receiving substantial contributions from the miner pursuant to a written agreement (see Sec. 725.233(c) and (f)); or

(c) A court order required the miner to furnish substantial contributions to the individual's support (see Sec. 725.233(c) and (e)).