20 CFR 222.1
§ 222.1 Introduction.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 222.1, § 222.1 Introduction, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/77316
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This part sets forth and describes the family relationships that may make a claimant eligible for an annuity or lump-sum payment under the Railroad Retirement Act and furnishes the basic rules for determining when those relationships exist. Such relationships may result from a current or terminated marriage or through birth, death or adoption. Other relevant relationships are having a child in care, dependency or lack of it, contributing to support, living in the same household, and being under court order to contribute to support.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.