20 CFR § 222.30 - When determinations of relationship as child are made.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s222.30"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 222.30 - When determinations of relationship as child are made."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "222.30"
section_name: "When determinations of relationship as child are made."
chapter_name: "RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT"
part_number: "222"
part_name: "FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS"
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: "54 FR 42949, Oct. 19, 1989, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "222"
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# 222.30 When determinations of relationship as child are made.

(a) Determinations will be made regarding a person's relationship as the child of the employee and that person's dependency on the employee (see subpart F of this part) when—

(1) The wife or husband of an employee applies for a spouse's annuity based on having the employee's child in care; or

(2) The employee's annuity can be increased under the social security overall minimum provision based on the child; or

(3) The employee dies and the claimant applies for a child's annuity.

(b) A determination will be made regarding a claimant's relationship as the child of the employee when the claimant applies for a share of a lump-sum payment as a child.