20 CFR § 218.14 - When a child annuity begins.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s218.14"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 218.14 - When a child annuity begins."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "218.14"
section_name: "When a child annuity begins."
chapter_name: "RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT"
part_number: "218"
part_name: "ANNUITY BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES"
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(b)(5)."
regulatory_source: "54 FR 30725, July 24, 1989, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "218"
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# 218.14 When a child annuity begins.
(a) A child annuity begins on the later of either the date chosen by the applicant or the earliest date permitted by law.
(b) *Earliest date permitted by law*—(1) *General rules.* The earliest date permitted by law is the later of—
(i) The first day of the month in which the employee dies; or
(ii) The first day of the month in which the claimant becomes eligible for a child annuity as explained in part 216 of this chapter.
(2) *Child age annuity.* The earliest date permitted by law is the later of—
(i) The month shown in paragraph (b)(1) of this section; or
(ii) The first day of the sixth month before the month in which the application is filed.
(3) *Child annuity based on full-time school attendance.* The earliest date permitted by law is the latest of—
(i) The month shown in paragraph (b)(1) of this section;
(ii) The first day of the sixth month before the month in which the application is filed;
(iii) The first day of the month in which the claimant is in full-time school attendance at an elementary or secondary educational institution; or
(iv) The first day of the month in which the claimant attains age 18.
(4) *Child disability annuity.* The earliest date permitted by law is the latest of—
(i) The month shown in paragraph (b)(1) of this section;
(ii) The first day of the sixth month before the month in which the application is filed;
(iii) The first day of the month in which the claimant meets the definition of disability as explained in part 220; or
(iv) The first day of the month in which the claimant attains age 18.