---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 843.402"
title: "5"
number: "843.402"
heading: "Eligibility requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/843.402"
---

# §843.402. Eligibility requirements.


A surviving child of an employee or retiree who dies after completing 18 months of civilian service creditable under FERS is entitled to an annuity under this subpart.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8461; 843.205, 843.208, and 843.209 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8424; 843.309 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8442; 843.406 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8441.

### Source

Source: 52 FR 2074, Jan. 16, 1987, unless otherwise noted.