[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: 20CFR222.50]



[Page 440]

 

                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS

 

                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

 

PART 222_FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS--Table of Contents

 

                 Subpart F_Child Support and Dependency

 

Sec.  222.50  When child dependency determinations are made.





    (a) Dependency determination. One of the requirements for a child's 

annuity or for increasing an employee or spouse annuity under the social 

security overall minimum provision on the basis of the presence of a 

child in the family group is that the child be dependent upon the 

employee. The dependency requirements and the time when they must be met 

are explained in Sec. Sec.  222.51 through 222.57.

    (b) Related determinations. To prove a child's dependency, an 

applicant may be asked to show that at a specific time the child lived 

with the employee, that the child received contributions for his or her 

support from the employee, or that the employee provided at least one-

half of the child's support. The terms ``living with'', ``contributing 

to support'', and ``one-half support'' are defined in Sec. Sec.  222.58, 

222.42, an 222.43. These determinations are required when--

    (1) A natural child or legally adopted child of the employee is 

adopted by someone else; or

    (2) The child claimant is the stepchild, grandchild, or equitably 

adopted child of the employee.