[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)