{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-222.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 222.1","heading":"Introduction.","body":"This part sets forth and describes the family relationships that may make a claimant eligible for an annuity or lump-sum payment under the Railroad Retirement Act and furnishes the basic rules for determining when those relationships exist. Such relationships may result from a current or terminated marriage or through birth, death or adoption. Other relevant relationships are having a child in care, dependency or lack of it, contributing to support, living in the same household, and being under court order to contribute to support.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT","PART 222—FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS","Subpart A—General"],"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":"efaa91c1302b69e243cbf2d1182b58fa51aa6b5b792fd70d7682ab9a044fefd6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-221.4","next":"us/20-cfr-222.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}