[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR216.70]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 216_ELIGIBILITY FOR AN ANNUITY--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart H_Child's Annuity
 
Sec.  216.70  General.


    The Railroad Retirement Act provides an annuity for the child of a 
deceased employee but not for the child of a living employee. The Act 
does provide that the child of a living employee can establish another 
individual's eligibility for a spouse annuity or cause an increase in 
the annuities of an employee and spouse. The eligibility requirements 
described in this subpart also apply for the following purposes, except 
as otherwise indicated in this part:
    (a) To establish annuity eligibility for a spouse under subpart F of 
this part if he or she has the employee's eligible child in care;
    (b) To establish annuity eligibility for a widow(er), or surviving 
divorce spouse or remarried widow(er) under subpart G of this part if he 
or she has the employee's child in care; or
    (c) To provide an increase in the employee's annuity under the 
Social Security Overall Minimum Guaranty (see

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part 229) by including the eligible child.