[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: 20CFR222.57]



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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS

 

                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

 

PART 222_FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS--Table of Contents

 

                 Subpart F_Child Support and Dependency

 

Sec.  222.57  When an equitably adopted child is dependent.



    An employee's equitably adopted child, as defined in Sec.  222.34, 

is considered dependent upon the employee if the employee was either 

living with or contributing to the support of the child at the time of 

his or her death. If the equitable adoption is found to have occurred 

after the employee could have become entitled to an old age or 

disability benefit under the Social Security Act (treating his or her 

railroad compensation as wages under that Act), the child is not 

considered dependent on the employee during the employee's lifetime. If 

the equitable adoption took place before such time, the child is 

dependent on the employee if the employee was living with or 

contributing to the support of the child at one of the times shown in 

Sec.  222.51.