[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: 20CFR222.20]

[Page 415]
 
                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 222_FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS--Table of Contents
 
Subpart C_Relationship as Divorced Spouse, Surviving Divorced Spouse, or 
                           Remarried Widow(er)
 
Sec. 222.20  When determination of relationship as divorced spouse, 
surviving divorced spouse, or remarried widow(er) is made.


    (a) Divorced spouse. The claimant's relationship as the divorced 
spouse of an employee is determined when the purported divorced spouse 
applies for an annuity, or when there is a claim which would include a 
divorced spouse in the computation of the social security overall 
minimum provision. Such a determination is also made when a spouse 
annuitant age 62 or over secures a final divorce from the employee after 
10 years of marriage.
    (b) Surviving divorced spouse. The claimant's relationship as the 
surviving divorced spouse of an employee is determined when the 
purported surviving divorced spouse applies for an annuity on the basis 
of age, disability, or having a child in care. Such a determination is 
also made when there is a divorced spouse annuitant and the employee 
dies.
    (c) Remarried widow(er). The claimant's relationship as a remarried 
widow(er) of a employee is determined when the purported remarried 
widow(er) applies for an annuity. Such a determination is also made when 
a widow(er) who is receiving an annuity remarries after age 60, or when 
a widow(er) who is receiving a disability annuity remarries after age 
50.