20 CFR § 222.15 - When spouse is living with employee.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s222.15"
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title: "20 CFR § 222.15 - When spouse is living with employee."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "222.15"
section_name: "When spouse is living with employee."
chapter_name: "RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT"
part_number: "222"
part_name: "FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS"
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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: "54 FR 42949, Oct. 19, 1989, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "222"
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# 222.15 When spouse is living with employee.

A spouse, or widow(er) is living with the employee if—

(a) He or she and the employee are living in the same household; or

(b) The employee is contributing to the support of the spouse or widow(er); or

(c) The employee is under court order to contribute to the support of the spouse or widow(er).