[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: 20CFR222.31]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 222_FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart D_Relationship as Child
 
Sec. 222.31  Relationship as child for annuity and lump-sum payment 
purposes.

    (a) Annuity claimant. When there are claimants under paragraph 
(a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3) of Sec. 222.30, a person will be considered 
the child of the employee when that person is--
    (1) The natural or legally adopted child of the employee (see Sec. 
222.33); or
    (2) The stepchild of the employee; or
    (3) The grandchild or step-grandchild of the employee or spouse; or
    (4) The equitably adopted child of the employee.
    (b) Lump-sum payment claimant. A claimant for a lump-sum payment 
must be one of the following in order to be considered the child of the 
employee:
    (1) The natural child of the employee;
    (2) A child legally adopted by the employee (this does not include 
any child adopted by the employee's widow or widower after the 
employee's death); or
    (3) The equitably adopted child of the employee. For procedures on 
how a determination of the person's relationship to the employee is 
made, see Sec. Sec. 222.32-222.33.

[65 FR 20726, Apr. 18, 2000]