[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: 20CFR219.40]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 219_EVIDENCE REQUIRED FOR PAYMENT--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart C_Evidence of Relationship
 
Sec. 219.40  Evidence of relationship by equitable adoption--child.

    (a) Preferred evidence. If the claimant is a person who claims to be 
the equitably adopted child of the employee (or of the employee's wife, 
widow, widower, or husband), as defined in part 222 of this chapter, the 
Board will ask for evidence of the agreement to adopt if it is in 
writing. The Board will also ask for written statements from the child's 
natural parents as well as adopting parents concerning the child's 
relationship to the adopting parents.
    (b) Other evidence. If the agreement to adopt was not in writing, 
the Board will require other convincing evidence about the child's 
relationship to the adopting parents.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
3220-0040)