{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-219.34","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 219.34","heading":"When evidence that a marriage has ended is required.","body":"Evidence of how a previous marriage ended may be required to determine whether a later marriage is valid. If a widow or widower remarried after the employee's death and that marriage was annulled, evidence of the annulment is required. If the claimant is a divorced spouse or surviving divorced spouse, evidence to prove a final or absolute divorce from the employee may be required.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT","PART 219—EVIDENCE REQUIRED FOR PAYMENT","Subpart C—Evidence of Relationship"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"8aa2a46c3f41386368bb1977f0fdb19b28eefb6a3ff444c51963ed5211a6e39b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-219.33","next":"us/20-cfr-219.35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}