However, if the survivor's pension is related to an uncomplete career, the ceiling is established as if the career were complete. Obviously, a survivor's pension is only reserved to spouses who were married on the date of the decease. Yet, that is only possible if they have not created any pension entitlement themselves during that period. There are also rules with regard to minimum pensions. These rules resemble those for the retirement pensions.
Specific regulations apply for survivor's pensions of civil servants.