[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR218.38]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 218_ANNUITY BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart D_When an Annuity Ends
 
Sec. 218.38  When a spouse annuity ends.

    (a) General rules. A spouse annuity ends with the earliest of--
    (1) The last day of the month before the month in which the spouse 
dies;
    (2) The last day of the month before the month in which the employee 
dies or the employee's entitlement to an annuity ends;
    (3) The last day of the month before the month in which the spouse's 
marriage to the empoyee is ended by absolute divorce, annulment, or 
other judicial action (the spouse may be entitled to a divorced spouse 
annuity as explained in part 216 of this chapter); or
    (4) The month shown in paragraphs (b) and (d) of this section.
    (b) Annuity entitlement based on ``child in care.'' A spouse annuity 
based on having a ``child in care'' ends as shown in this paragraph if 
he or she is not also eligible for a full-age spouse annuity as 
explained in part 216 of this chapter. However, see also paragraph (c) 
of this section. If the spouse is eligible for a full-age spouse annuity 
when he or she is no longer entitled on the basis of a child, his or her 
annuity is changed to a spouse annuity based on age. A spouse annuity 
based on having a ``child in care'' ends with the earliest of--
    (1) The last day of the month shown in paragraphs (a) and (d) of 
this section;
    (2) The last day of the month before the month in which the child is 
no longer in the spouse's care, as explained in part 216 of this 
chapter;
    (3) The last day of the month before the month in which the child 
attains age 18 and is not disabled;
    (4) The last day of the month before the month in which the child 
marries;
    (5) The last day of the month before the month in which the child 
dies; or
    (6) The last day of the second month after the month in which the 
child's disability ends, if the child is over age 18.
    (c) Tier I benefit entitlement based on ``child in care.'' The tier 
I benefit of a spouse entitled because he or she has a ``child in care'' 
and is not otherwise entitled to a tier I benefit based on age, ends 
with the earliest of--
    (1) The last day of the month shown in paragraphs (a) and (d) of 
this section;
    (2) The last day of the month before the month in which the child is 
no longer in the spouse's care as explained in part 216 of this chapter;
    (3) The last day of the month before the month in which the child 
attains age 16 and is not disabled;
    (4) The last day of the month before the month in which the child 
marries;
    (5) The last day of the month before the month in which the child 
dies; or
    (6) The last day of the second month after the month in which the 
child's disability ends, if the child is over age 16.
    (d) Entitlement based on deemed marriage. If the spouse entitlement 
is based on a deemed valid marriage, the annuity ends with the earliest 
of--
    (1) The last day of the month shown in paragraphs (a) and (b) of 
this section;
    (2) The last day of the month before the month in which the deemed 
spouse enters a valid marriage with someone other than the employee; or
    (3) The last day of the month before the month in which the Board 
approves an award to someone else as the employee's legal spouse.