{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-725.230","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 725.230","heading":"Legal impediment.","body":"For purposes of this subpart, “legal impediment” means an impediment resulting from the lack of dissolution of a previous marriage or otherwise arising out of such previous marriage or its dissolution or resulting from a defect in the procedure followed in connection with the purported marriage ceremony—for example, the solemnization of a marriage only through a religious ceremony in a country which requires a civil ceremony for a valid marriage.","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":"43079ef67a3b029f0164a1f70480de3c6049e1dcf602295e1354891ce6b766d8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-725.229","next":"us/20-cfr-725.231"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}