[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: 20CFR222.41]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 222_FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart E_Relationship as Parent, Grandchild, Brother or Sister
 
Sec. 222.41  Determination of relationship and support for parent.

    (a) Annuity claimant. For purposes of applying for an annuity, a 
claimant is considered the employee's parent when the claimant--
    (1) Is the natural mother or father of the employee, and is 
considered the employee's parent under the law of the State in which the 
employee had a permanent home when the employee died; or
    (2) Is a person who legally adopted the employee before the employee 
became 16 years old; or
    (3) Is a stepparent who married the employee's natural or adoptive 
parent before the employee became 16 years old (the marriage must be 
valid under the law of the State in which the employee had a permanent 
home when the employee died); and
    (4) Was receiving at least one-half support from the employee (see 
Sec. Sec. 222.42 and 222.43 of this part) either when the employee died 
or at the beginning of the period of disability, if the employee had a 
period of disability.
    (b) Lump-sum payment claimant. For purposes of applying for lump-sum 
payments, a claimant is considered the employee's parent when he or 
she--
    (1) Is the natural mother or father of the employee, and is 
considered the employee's parent under applicable State law; or

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    (2) Legally adopted the employee, if thereby recognized as a parent 
under applicable State law; but
    (3) The claimant need not have received one-half support from the 
employee.