{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-222.40","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 222.40","heading":"When determinations of relationship are made for parent, grandchild, brother or sister.","body":"(a) Parent. The claimant's relationship as a parent of the employee is determined when the claimant applies for an annuity or for lump-sum payments.\n(b) Grandchild. The claimant's relationship as a grandchild, rather than as a child, of the employee is determined when the claimant applies for lump-sum payments.\n(c) Brother or sister. The claimant's relationship as a brother or sister of the employee is determined when the claimant applies for lump-sum payments.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT","PART 222—FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS","Subpart E—Relationship as Parent, Grandchild, Brother or Sister"],"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":"ea0ba77c367fb00017d33d7bc41f84385e7ecc70f5fff0b9e8f96841478b2e37","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-222.36","next":"us/20-cfr-222.41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}