§ 216.54. Who is an employee's wife or husband.
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/us/cfr/t20/s§ 216.54·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
An employee's wife or husband is an individual who—
(a)Is married to the employee; and
(b)Has been married to the employee for at least one year immediately before the date the spouse applied for annuity;
(c)Is the natural parent of the employee's child;
(d)Was entitled to an annuity as a widow(er), a parent, or a disabled child under this part in the month before he or she married the employee; or
(e)Could have been entitled to a benefit listed in paragraph
(d)of this section, if the spouse had applied and been old enough in the month before he or she married the employee.