{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-725.205","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 725.205","heading":"Determination of dependency; spouse.","body":"For the purposes of augmenting benefits, an individual who is the miner's spouse (see § 725.204) will be determined to be dependent upon the miner if:\n(a) The individual is a member of the same household as the miner (see § 725.232); or\n(b) The individual is receiving regular contributions from the miner for support (see § 725.233(c)); or\n(c) The miner has been ordered by a court to contribute to such individual's support (see § 725.233(e)); or\n(d) The individual is the natural parent of the son or daughter of the miner; or\n(e) The individual was married to the miner (see § 725.204) for a period of not less than 1 year.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT OF 1969, AS AMENDED","PART 725—CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS UNDER PART C OF TITLE IV OF THE FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT, AS AMENDED","Subpart B—Persons Entitled to Benefits, Conditions, and Duration of Entitlement"],"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":"a89d307164d854689cc6d38200a9cc759e173befcbb5903d8f4ca91f4ae9b043","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-725.204","next":"us/20-cfr-725.206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}