[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: 20CFR216.70]



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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS

 

                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

 

PART 216_ELIGIBILITY FOR AN ANNUITY--Table of Contents

 

                        Subpart H_Child's Annuity

 

Sec.  216.70  General.





    The Railroad Retirement Act provides an annuity for the child of a 

deceased employee but not for the child of a living employee. The Act 

does provide that the child of a living employee can establish another 

individual's eligibility for a spouse annuity or cause an increase in 

the annuities of an employee and spouse. The eligibility requirements 

described in this subpart also apply for the following purposes, except 

as otherwise indicated in this part:

    (a) To establish annuity eligibility for a spouse under subpart F of 

this part if he or she has the employee's eligible child in care;

    (b) To establish annuity eligibility for a widow(er), or surviving 

divorce spouse or remarried widow(er) under subpart G of this part if he 

or she has the employee's child in care; or

    (c) To provide an increase in the employee's annuity under the 

Social Security Overall Minimum Guaranty (see



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part 229) by including the eligible child.