20 CFR § 216.94 - Entitlement to more than one divorced spouse annuity.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s216.94"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 216.94 - Entitlement to more than one divorced spouse annuity."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "216.94"
section_name: "Entitlement to more than one divorced spouse annuity."
chapter_name: "RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT"
part_number: "216"
part_name: "ELIGIBILITY FOR AN ANNUITY"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "45 U.S.C. 231f."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 28692, June 24, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "216"
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# 216.94 Entitlement to more than one divorced spouse annuity.
If an individual is entitled to more than one annuity as a divorced spouse, only the larger annuity will be paid. However, if the individual so chooses, he or she can receive the smaller annuity rather than the larger annuity.