TITLE 20 - EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS

CHAPTER VI - EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION, 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

725.211 - Time of determination of relationship and dependency of spouse or child for purposes of augmentation of benefits.

With respect to the spouse or child of a miner entitled to benefits, and with respect to the child of a surviving spouse entitled to benefits, the determination as to whether an individual purporting to be a spouse or child is related to or dependent upon such miner or surviving spouse shall be based on the facts and circumstances present in each case, at the appropriate time.

Conditions and Duration of Entitlement: Miner's Survivors