[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: 20CFR219.43]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 219_EVIDENCE REQUIRED FOR PAYMENT--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart C_Evidence of Relationship
 
Sec.  219.43  Evidence of child's dependency.

    (a) When the dependency requirement must be met. Usually the 
dependency requirement must be met at one of the times shown in part 222 
of this chapter.
    (b) Natural or adopted. If the child is the employee's natural or 
adopted child, the Board may ask for the following evidence:
    (1) A signed statement by someone who knows the facts that confirms 
that the child is the natural or adopted child.
    (2) If the child was adopted by someone else while the employee was 
alive but the adoption was annulled, the Board may require a certified 
copy of the annulment decree or other convincing evidence of the 
annulment.
    (3) A signed statement by someone having personal knowledge of the 
circumstances showing when and where the child lived with the employee 
and when and why they may have lived apart; and showing what 
contributions the employee made to the child's support and how the 
contributions were made.

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    (c) Stepchild. If the child is the employee's stepchild, the Board 
may ask for the following evidence;
    (1) A signed statement by someone having personal knowledge of the 
circumstances showing when and where the child lived with the employee 
and when and why they may have lived apart.
    (2) A signed statement by someone having personal knowledge of the 
circumstances showing what contributions the employee made to the 
child's support, the child's ordinary living costs and the income and 
support the child received from any other source during the relevant 
time as required by Sec.  222.55 of this chapter.
    (d) Grandchild or stepgrandchild. If the child is the employee's 
grandchild or stepgrandchild, the Board will require the evidence 
described in paragraph (c) of this section. The Board will also require 
evidence of the employee's death or disability.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
3220-0099)