[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: 20CFR222.42]



[Page 439]

 

                      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.  222.42  When employee is contributing to support.



    (a) An employee is contributing to the support of a person if the 

employee gives cash, goods, or services to help support such person. 

Support includes food, clothing, housing, routine medical care, and 

other ordinary and necessary living expenses. The value of any goods 

which the employee contributes shall be based upon the replacement cost 

of those goods at the time they are contributed. If the employee 

provides services that would otherwise require monetary payment, the 

cash value of the employee's services may be considered a contribution 

to support.

    (b) The employee is contributing to the support of a person if that 

person receives an allotment, allowance, or benefit based upon the 

employee's military pay, veteran's pension or compensation, social 

security earnings, or railroad compensation.

    (c) Contributions must be made regularly and must be large enough to 

meet an important part of the person's ordinary and necessary living 

expenses. If the employee provides only occasional gifts or donations 

for special purposes, they will not be considered contributions for 

support. Although the employee's contributions must be made on a regular 

basis, temporary interruptions caused by circumstances beyond the 

employee's control, such as illness or unemployment, will be disregarded 

unless during these interruptions someone else assumes responsibility 

for support of the person on a regular basis.