20 CFR 216.50
§ 216.50 General.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 216.50, § 216.50 General, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/77046
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The Railroad Retirement Act provides annuities for the spouse, and divorced spouse, of an employee who is entitled to an employee annuity. A spouse may receive an annuity based on age, or on having a child of the employee in his or her care. A divorced spouse may only receive an annuity based on age. No spouse or divorced spouse annuity may be paid based upon disability.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.