[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
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[CITE: 20CFR222.17]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 222_FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart B_Relationship as Wife, Husband, or Widow(er)
 
Sec.  222.17  ``Child in care'' when child of the employee is living with the 

claimant.

    ``Child in care'' means a child who has been living with the 
claimant for at least 30 consecutive days unless--
    (a) The child is in active military service;
    (b) The child is 18 years old (16 with respect to male spouse, 
divorced spouse, surviving divorced spouse, or remarried widow(er) 
annuities) or older and is not disabled;
    (c) The child is 18 years old (16 with respect to male spouse, 
divorced spouse, surviving divorced spouse, or remarried widow(er) 
annuities) or older with a mental disability and the claimant does not 
exercise parental control and responsibility; or
    (d) The child is 18 years old (16 with respect to male spouse, 
divorced spouse, surviving divorced spouse, or remarried widow(er) 
annuities) or older with a physical disability, but it is not necessary 
for the claimant to perform personal services for the child.
    (e) Parental control and responsibility for the care and welfare of 
the child means that the parent supervises the child's activities and 
makes important decisions about the child's needs either alone or with 
another person. Personal services are services such as dressing, feeding 
and managing money which the child cannot do alone because of a 
disability.