Spouse who survives a deceased person
6B Spouse who survives a deceased person
In this section:
deceased person means a person who was, at the time of his or her death, a contributing member, a recipient member or a person in respect of whom deferred benefits were applicable.
For the purposes of this Act, a person is a spouse who survives a deceased person if the person had a marital or couple relationship with the deceased person at the time of the death of the deceased person.
In spite of subsection (2), a person is taken to be a spouse who survives a deceased person if:
the person had previously had a marital or couple relationship with the deceased person; and
the person did not, at the time of the death, have a marital or couple relationship with the deceased person but was legally married to the deceased person; and
in CSC’s opinion, the person was wholly or substantially dependent upon the deceased person at the time of the death.
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