[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: 20CFR216.61]



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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS

 

                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

 

PART 216_ELIGIBILITY FOR AN ANNUITY--Table of Contents

 

Subpart G_Widow(er), Surviving Divorced Spouse, and Remarried Widow(er) 

                                Annuities

 

Sec.  216.61  Who is eligible for an annuity as a widow(er).



    (a) A widow(er) of an employee who has completed 10 years of 

railroad service and had a current connection with the railroad industry 

at death is eligible for an annuity if he or she:

    (1) Has not remarried; and either

    (2) Has attained retirement age;

    (3) Is at least 50 but less than 60 years of age and became disabled 

as defined in part 220 of this chapter before the end of the period 

described in Sec.  216.68 (this results in a reduced annuity);

    (4) Is less than retirement age but has in his or her care a child 

who either is under age 18 (16 with respect to the tier I component) or 

is disabled and who is entitled to an annuity under subpart H of this 

part; or

    (5) Is at least 60 years of age but has not attained retirement age. 

(In this case, all components of the annuity are reduced for each month 

the widow(er) is age 62 or over but under retirement age when the 

annuity begins. For each month the widow(er) is at least age 60 but 

under age 62, all components of the annuity are reduced as if the 

widow(er) were age 62).