surviving spouse
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10 U.S.C. § 1447 — in this subchapter (2 versions over time)
The term “surviving spouse” means a widow or widower.
10 U.S.C. § 2147 — in this section
The term “surviving spouse” means a widow or widower who is not remarried.
15 U.S.C. § 632 — in this chapter (8 versions over time)
The term “surviving spouse” has the meaning given such term in section 101(3) of title 38.
22 U.S.C. § 4044 — as used in this part (2 versions over time)
“surviving spouse” means the surviving wife or husband of a participant or annuitant who was married to the participant or annuitant for at least 9 months immediately preceding his or her death or is a parent of a child born of the marriage, except that the requirement for at least 9 months of marriage shall be deemed satisfied in any case in which the participant or annuitant dies within the applicable 9-month period, if—
(A) the death of such participant or annuitant was accidental; or
(B) the surviving spouse of such individual had been previously married to the individual and subsequently divorced and the aggregate time married is at least 9 months;
26 U.S.C. § 2 — in this section (4 versions over time)
For purposes of section 1, the term "surviving spouse" means a taxpayer—
(A) whose spouse died during either of his two taxable years immediately preceding the taxable year, and
(B) who maintains as his home a household which constitutes for the taxable year the principal place of abode (as a member of such household) of a dependent (i) who (within the meaning of section 152, determined without regard to subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B) thereof) is a son, stepson, daughter, or stepdaughter of the taxpayer, and (ii) with respect to whom the taxpayer is entitled to a deduction for the taxable year under section 151.
For purposes of this paragraph, an individual shall be considered as maintaining a household only if over half of the cost of maintaining the household during the taxable year is furnished by such individual.
26 U.S.C. § 7448 — for purposes of this section
The term “surviving spouse” means a surviving spouse of an individual, who either (A) shall have been married to such individual for at least 2 years immediately preceding his death or (B) is a parent of issue by such marriage, and who has not remarried.
31 U.S.C. § 771 — in this subchapter
“surviving spouse” means a surviving spouse of an individual who was a Comptroller General or retired Comptroller General and the spouse—
(A) was married to the individual for at least 1 year immediately before the individual died; or
(B) has not remarried before age 55 and is the parent of issue by the marriage.
38 U.S.C. § 101 — for the purposes of this title (2 versions over time)
The term "surviving spouse" means (except for purposes of chapter 19 of this title) a person who was the spouse of a veteran at the time of the veteran's death, and who lived with the veteran continuously from the date of marriage to the date of the veteran's death (except where there was a separation which was due to the misconduct of, or procured by, the veteran without the fault of the spouse) and who has not remarried.