---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 228.11"
title: "20"
number: "228.11"
heading: "Computation of the tier I annuity component of a widow(er) with a child in care, remarried widow(er) with a child in care, or a surviving divorced spouse with a child in care."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/228.11"
---

# §228.11. Computation of the tier I annuity component of a widow(er) with a child in care, remarried widow(er) with a child in care, or a surviving divorced spouse with a child in care.


The tier I annuity component of a widow(er), remarried widow(er), or a surviving divorced spouse with a child of the employee in his or her care is 75 percent of the PIA computed under [§ 228.10](/cfr/20/228.10.md) of this part. The amount may be adjusted for certain reductions and deductions described in [§§ 228.15-228.20](/cfr/20/228.15-228.20.md) of this part and is subject to the family maximum. See [§ 228.14](/cfr/20/228.14.md) of this part.


## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 60 FR 16368, Mar. 30, 1995, unless otherwise noted.