20 CFR 219.38
§ 219.38 Evidence of stepparent or stepchild relationship.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 219.38, § 219.38 Evidence of stepparent or stepchild relationship, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/77169
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If the claimant is a stepparent or stepchild of the employee, the Board will ask for the evidence described in § 219.37 or § 219.39 which shows the person's natural or adoptive relationship to the employee's husband, wife, widow, or widower. The Board will also ask for evidence of the husband's, wife's, widow's or widower's marriage to the employee (See §§ 219.30-219.33).
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.