C.F.R. » Title 20 » 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

20 C.F.R. § 725.206

Determination of relationship; divorced spouse

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For the purposes of augmenting benefits with respect to any claim considered or reviewed under this part or part 727 of this subchapter (see § 725.4(d)), an individual will be considered to be the divorced spouse of a miner if the individual's marriage to the miner has been terminated by a final divorce on or after the 10th anniversary of the marriage unless, if such individual was married to and divorced from the miner more than once, such individual was married to the miner in each calendar year of the period beginning 10 years immediately before the date on which any divorce became final.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1983–1987 · leading case: Zirkle v. Zirkle, 304 S.E.2d 664 (W. Va. 1983).
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Zirkle v. Zirkle, 304 S.E.2d 664 (W. Va. 1983). “" 20 C.F.R. § 725.206 provides: For the purposes of augmenting benefits with respect to any claim considered or reviewed under this part or Part 727 of this subchapter, an individual will be considered to be the divorced spouse of a miner if the individual’s marriage to the…”
Virginia Ensinger v. Dir., Off. of Workers' Comp. Programs, United States Dep't of Labor, 833 F.2d 678 (7th Cir. 1987). · cites it 2× “” See 20 C.F.R. § 725.206 . 1 As such, she is eligible for benefits under the Black Lung Act 2 if she: (a) receives at least one-half of her support from the miner; or (b) receives “substantial contributions from the miner pursuant to a written agreement”; or (c) a “court order…”
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