[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: 20CFR222.57]

[Page 444]
 
                      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.