{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-222.44","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 222.44","heading":"Other relationship determinations for lump-sum payments.","body":"Other claimants will be considered to have the relationships to the employee shown below for lump-sum payment purposes:\n(a) Grandchildren. A grandchild is a separate class of beneficiary to be considered for lump-sum payments and is not a child of the employee; he or she is a child of the employee's son or daughter as determined under State law. A stepgrandchild is not included in this class of beneficiary.\n(b) Brother or Sister. “Brother” or “Sister” means a full brother or sister or a half brother or half sister, but not a stepbrother or stepsister.","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":"3b7d9c1c3be0c2afa3525768c9c5dd6e5e59763423083a499a3cdd69d59d8a13","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-222.43","next":"us/20-cfr-222.50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}