{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-218.42","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 218.42","heading":"When a parent annuity ends.","body":"(a) Tier I. The tier I benefit of a parent annuity ends with the earliest of the last day of the month before the month in which the parent—\n(1) Dies;\n(2) Becomes entitled to an old age benefit under the Social Security Act that is equal to or larger than the tier I benefit of the parent annuity before any reduction for the family maximum, unless he or she is also entitled to a tier II benefit (reduction for the family maximum is discussed in part 228 of this chapter);\n(3) Becomes entitled to another survivor annuity in a larger amount, unless he or she elects to be paid the smaller annuity; or\n(4) Remarries after the employee's death, unless he or she marries a person who is entitled to Social Security or Railroad Retirement Act benefits as a divorced spouse, widow, widower, mother, father, parent, or disabled child.\n(b) Tier II. The tier II benefit of a parent annuity ends with the earliest of the last day of the month before the month in which the parent—\n(1) Dies;\n(2) Remarries after the employee's death; or\n(3) Becomes entitled to another survivor annuity in a larger amount, unless he or she elects to be paid the smaller annuity.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT","PART 218—ANNUITY BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES","Subpart D—When an Annuity Ends"],"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":"0c60577232e3b2b8e8c80b25551f53fe4538724b3fa90cdbacbaca1a35e65f6c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-218.41","next":"us/20-cfr-218.43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}