{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-843.405","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 843.405","heading":"Dependency.","body":"To be eligible for survivor annuity benefits, a child must have been dependent on the employee or retiree at the time of the employee's or retiree's death.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 843—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM—DEATH BENEFITS AND EMPLOYEE REFUNDS","Subpart D—Child Annuities"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"eb56d7aad423f4635de790dababb4b995345551e24e83197b100099fd84906b4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-843.404","next":"us/5-cfr-843.406"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}