[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]