Regulations last checked for updates: May 01, 2025

Title 20 - Employees' Benefits last revised: Mar 17, 2025
§ 216.50 - General.

The Railroad Retirement Act provides annuities for the spouse, and divorced spouse, of an employee who is entitled to an employee annuity. A spouse may receive an annuity based on age, or on having a child of the employee in his or her care. A divorced spouse may only receive an annuity based on age. No spouse or divorced spouse annuity may be paid based upon disability.

authority: 45 U.S.C. 231f.
source: 56 FR 28692, June 24, 1991, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 20 CFR 216.50