§ 404.330 Who is entitled to wife’s or husband’s benefits
§ 404.331 Who is entitled to wife’s or husband’s benefits as a divorced spouse
§ 404.332 When wife’s and husband’s benefits begin and end
§ 404.333 Wife’s and husband’s benefit amounts
§ 404.335 How do I become entitled to widow’s or widower’s benefits?
§ 404.336 How do I become entitled to widow’s or widower’s benefits as a surviving divorced spouse?
§ 404.337 When does my entitlement to widow’s and widower’s benefits start and end?
§ 404.338 Widow’s and widower’s benefits amounts
§ 404.339 How do I become entitled to mother’s or father’s benefits as a surviving spouse?
§ 404.340 How do I become entitled to mother’s or father’s benefits as a surviving divorced spouse?
§ 404.341 When mother’s and father’s benefits begin and end
§ 404.342 Mother’s and father’s benefit amounts
§ 404.344 Your relationship by marriage to the insured
§ 404.345 Your relationship as wife, husband, widow, or widower under State law
§ 404.346 Your relationship as wife, husband, widow, or widower based upon a deemed valid marriage
§ 404.347 “Living in the same household” defined
§ 404.348 When is a child living with me in my care?
§ 404.349 When is a child living apart from me in my care?
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Terms Used In CFR > Title 20 > Chapter III > Part 404 > Subpart D > Benefits for Spouses and Divorced Spouses

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.