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20 CFR §416.1832

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We consider your marriage ended when—
  1. (a)Your spouse dies;
  2. (b)Your divorce or annulment becomes final;
  3. (c)We decide that either of you is not a spouse of the other for purposes of husband's or wife's social security insurance benefits, if we considered you married only because of § 416.1806(a)(2); or
  4. (d)You and your spouse stop living together, if we considered you married only because of § 416.1806(a)(3).