### Question
What is the definition of surviving divorced husband?


### Answer
The definition of **surviving divorced husband** is as follows in *42 U.S.C. § 416*:

> a man divorced from an individual who has died, but only if he had been married to the individual for a period of 10 years immediately before the divorce became effective

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 416*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 7-SOCIAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER II-FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS, AND DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS**

