### Question
How does AGE, SURVIVORS, AND DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS define divorced wife?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 416*, **divorced wife** is defined as:

> a woman divorced from an individual, but only if she had been married to such individual for a period of 10 years immediately before the date 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**

