surviving divorced wife
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term “surviving divorced wife” means a woman divorced from an individual who has died, but only if she had been married to the individual for a period of 10 years immediately before the date the divorce became effective.
Source
- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 416The Public Health and Welfare · Additional definitions · for the purposes of this subchapter