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§ 216.52 - Who is eligible for an annuity as a divorced spouse.

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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:

Be the divorced wife or husband of an employee;

Stop work for a railroad employer;

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

Have attained retirement age; or

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.

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