[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR219.35]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 219_EVIDENCE REQUIRED FOR PAYMENT--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart C_Evidence of Relationship
 
Sec. 219.35  Evidence that a marriage has ended.

    (a) Preferred evidence. Preferred evidence that a marriage has ended 
is--
    (1) A certified copy of the decree of divorce or annulment; or
    (2) Evidence of the death (See Sec. 219.23) of a party to the 
marriage.
    (b) Other evidence that a marriage has ended. If preferred evidence 
that the marriage has ended cannot be obtained, the claimant must 
explain the reason therefor and submit other convincing evidence that 
the marriage has ended.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control numbers 
3220-0021 and 3220-0140)