[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: 20CFR229.32]



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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS

 

                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

 

PART 229_SOCIAL SECURITY OVERALL MINIMUM GUARANTEE--Table of Contents

 

    Subpart D_Family Members Included in Overall Minimum Computation

 

Sec.  229.32  When a child can be included in the computation of the 

overall minimum rate.



    A child who meets the requirements of Sec.  229.30(b) of this part 

can be included in the computation of the overall minimum rate in the 

month in which:

    (a) The employee first is eligible for an increase in his or her 

annuity rate under the overall minimum, as shown in Sec.  229.22 of this 

part; or

    (b) In the case of a child born or adopted by the employee after the 

employee's annuity beginning date, such child can be included only when 

the overall minimum rate is already payable in the month before the 

month in which the child is born, or adopted except where:

    (1) The child is born or adopted prior to the employee's attaining 

age 62 or becoming eligible for a period of disability (see Sec.  220.36 

of this chapter); or

    (2) The child who is adopted after the employee's annuity beginning 

date meets the dependency requirements set forth in Sec.  222.53 of this 

chapter.

    (c) In the case of a child who has attained age 18 and has become 

re-entitled as a full-time student or disabled child, as described in 

Sec.  229.30 of this part, such child can only be included when the 

overall minimum rate is already payable in the month before the month 

the child becomes re-entitled.