20 CFR 219.56
§ 219.56 When evidence of a parent's support is required.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 219.56, § 219.56 When evidence of a parent's support is required, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/77183
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Full text
If a person applies for a parent's annuity, the Board will require evidence to show that the parent received at least one-half of his or her support from the employee in the one-year period before—
(a) The employee died; or
(b) The beginning of a period of disability if the employee had a period of disability which did not end before his or her death.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.