{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-216.71","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 216.71","heading":"Who is eligible for a child's annuity.","body":"An individual is eligible for a child's annuity if the individual:\n(a) Is a child of an employee who has completed 10 years of railroad service and had a current connection with the railroad industry when he or she died;\n(b) Is not married at the time the application is filed;\n(c) Is dependent upon the employee as defined in part 222 of this chapter; and\n(d) Meets one of the following at the time the application is filed:\n(1) Is under age 18; or\n(2) Is age 18 or older and either:\n(i) Is disabled as defined in part 220 of this chapter before attaining age 22 (the disability must continue through the time of application for benefits);\n(ii) Is under age 19 and is a full-time student as defined in § 216.74 of this part; or\n(iii) Becomes age 19 in a month in which he or she is a full-time student and has not completed the requirement for, or received a diploma or certificate from, a secondary school.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT","PART 216—ELIGIBILITY FOR AN ANNUITY","Subpart H—Child's Annuity"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"aa628528799c441d7bff1e1fab9eeaada53a10ea4841ef541706a56de80444bc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-216.70","next":"us/20-cfr-216.72"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}