[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: 20CFR222.51]

[Page 421]
 
                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 222_FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart F_Child Support and Dependency
 
Sec. 222.51  When a natural child is dependent.

    The employee's natural child, as defined in Sec. 222.32, is 
considered to be dependent upon the employee. However, if the child is 
legally adopted by someone else during the employee's lifetime and, 
after the adoption, a child's annuity or other annuity or annuity 
increase is applied for on the basis of the employee's earnings record 
and the relationship of the child to the employee, the child will be 
considered dependent upon the employee (the natural parent) only if he 
or she was either living with the employee or the employee was 
contributing to the child's support when either:
    (a) A spouse's annuity begins; or
    (b) The employee's annuity can be increased under the social 
security overall minimum provision; or
    (c) The employee dies; or
    (d) If the employee had a period of disability which lasted until he 
or she could have become entitled to an age or disability benefit under 
the Social Security Act (treating the employee's railroad compensation 
as wages under that Act), at the beginning of the period of disability 
or at the time the employee could have become entitled to the benefit.