{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-219.38","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 219.38","heading":"Evidence of stepparent or stepchild relationship.","body":"If the claimant is a stepparent or stepchild of the employee, the Board will ask for the evidence described in § 219.37 or § 219.39 which shows the person's natural or adoptive relationship to the employee's husband, wife, widow, or widower. The Board will also ask for evidence of the husband's, wife's, widow's or widower's marriage to the employee (See §§ 219.30-219.33).","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT","PART 219—EVIDENCE REQUIRED FOR PAYMENT","Subpart C—Evidence of Relationship"],"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":"bc56afff817d655591b4117ecd952e16dcbe2851934554e0908d71d6b51bcf8b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-219.37","next":"us/20-cfr-219.39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}