[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: 20CFR222.51]



[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.  222.51  When a natural child is dependent.



    The employee's natural child, as defined in Sec.  222.32, is 

considered to be dependent upon the employee. However, if the child is 

legally adopted by someone else during the employee's lifetime and, 

after the adoption, a child's annuity or other annuity or annuity 

increase is applied for on the basis of the employee's earnings record 

and the relationship of the child to the employee, the child will be 

considered dependent upon the employee (the natural parent) only if he 

or she was either living with the employee or the employee was 

contributing to the child's support when either:

    (a) A spouse's annuity begins; or

    (b) The employee's annuity can be increased under the social 

security overall minimum provision; or

    (c) The employee dies; or

    (d) If the employee had a period of disability which lasted until he 

or she could have become entitled to an age or disability benefit under 

the Social Security Act (treating the employee's railroad compensation 

as wages under that Act), at the beginning of the period of disability 

or at the time the employee could have become entitled to the benefit.