§ 404.344. Your relationship by marriage to the insured.
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/us/cfr/t20/s§ 404.344·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
You may be eligible for benefits if you are related to the insured person as a wife, husband, widow, or widower. To decide your relationship to the insured, we look first to State laws. The State laws that we use are discussed in § 404.345. If your relationship cannot be established under State law, you may still be eligible for benefits if your relationship as the insured's wife, husband, widow, or widower is based upon a deemed valid marriage as described in § 404.346.