They are unmarried, and their deceased spouse died as a result of service-connected causes.

They remarry after the age of 57, and their deceased spouse died while on active duty.

The marriage applies retroactively to the day before the deceased spouse died.

The law does not permit the living spouse to receive any of the deceased spouse's money or property.

The surviving spouse is paid a proportion of their deceased spouse's pension.

The name and address of any person who is revoking the choice for a deceased spouse.

Perhaps even a deceased spouse takes second place to such lofty obligations.

Hearing the voice of a deceased spouse is also not uncommon among recently widowed people, according to a study in 1998.

The widow has to admit that the pictures by her deceased spouse sell much better, only for him to suddenly appear alive.

Also, the wealth accumulated in the private account of a deceased spouse would be passed on to the survivor.