---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 216.50"
title: "20"
number: "216.50"
heading: "General."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/216.50"
---

# §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.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 45 U.S.C. 231f.

### Source

Source: 56 FR 28692, June 24, 1991, unless otherwise noted.