{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-725.207","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 725.207","heading":"Determination of dependency; divorced spouse.","body":"For the purpose of augmenting benefits, an individual who is the miner's divorced spouse (§ 725.206) will be determined to be dependent upon the miner if:\n(a) The individual is receiving at least one-half of his or her support from the miner (see § 725.233(g)); or\n(b) The individual is receiving substantial contributions from the miner pursuant to a written agreement (see § 725.233(c) and (f)); or\n(c) A court order requires the miner to furnish substantial contributions to the individual's support (see § 725.233(c) and (e)).","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":"dc44348e2cb51f63c866c51a7c57d191a93f74318a41f1cdf69116099c80e819","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-725.206","next":"us/20-cfr-725.208"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}