TN 34 (08-23)
RS 00202.046 Entitlement of a Divorced Spouse After Termination of Subsequent Marriage - Policy
The divorced spouse can be entitled or re-entitled to benefits if they were divorced
from the NH and remarried but the later marriage terminated, provided the other requirements
for entitlement are met. If the marriage ends by divorce, the divorce is deemed to
exist throughout that month. The first month of entitlement or re-entitlement would
be the month of divorce.
However, if the subsequent marriage ended because of death, there is no equivalent
deeming provision and the “throughout the month” provision applies. Therefore, the first month of entitlement or re-entitlement would
be the month after the month of death unless the claimant attains FRA in or before
the month of death (see RS 00202.010A.2.).