# The Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) Regulations 2017, Regulation 35: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
(a) “surviving adult”, in relation to a deceased member (“P”), means P’s surviving spouse or surviving civil partner;
(b) “surviving spouse”, in relation to P, means a person who—
(i) was married to P on the date of P’s death, and
(ii) if P retired before death, entered into the marriage before P retired;
(c) “surviving civil partner”, in relation to P, means a person who—
(i) was in a civil partnership with P on the date of P’s death, and
(ii) if P retired before death, entered into the civil partnership before P retired;
(d) “surviving adult’s pension” means a pension payable to a surviving adult under this Part.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2017/9780111154953/regulation/35 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-judicial-pensions-fee-paid-judges-regulations-2017/regulation-35
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