{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-219.56","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 219.56","heading":"When evidence of a parent's support is required.","body":"If a person applies for a parent's annuity, the Board will require evidence to show that the parent received at least one-half of his or her support from the employee in the one-year period before—\n(a) The employee died; or\n(b) The beginning of a period of disability if the employee had a period of disability which did not end before his or her death.","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 D—Other Evidence Requirements"],"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":"b90006b1afc2e769f32279577347906a9b2702a7f18d4fecb1f7420e8c1b67fa","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-219.55","next":"us/20-cfr-219.57"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}