---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 216.53"
title: "20"
number: "216.53"
heading: "What is required for payment."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/216.53"
---

# §216.53. What is required for payment.


An eligible spouse or divorced spouse must:

- (a) Apply to be entitled to an annuity; and
- (b) **Give up the right to return to work for a railroad employer.**

## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

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