§ 216.52. Who is eligible for an annuity as a divorced spouse.
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/us/cfr/t20/s§ 216.52·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
To be eligible for a divorced spouse annuity, the employee annuitant must be at least age 62 and the divorced spouse (see § 222.22 of this chapter) must:
(a)Be the divorced wife or husband of an employee;
(b)Stop work for a railroad employer;
(c)Not be entitled to an old-age or disability benefit under the Social Security Act based on a primary insurance amount that is equal to or greater than one-half of the employee's tier I primary insurance amount; and either
(d)Have attained retirement age; or
(e)Have attained age 62 but be under retirement age. The annuity is reduced for each month the spouse is under retirement age at the time the annuity begins.