---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 843.408"
title: "5"
number: "843.408"
heading: "Commencing and terminating dates of child annuities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/843.408"
---

# §843.408. Commencing and terminating dates of child annuities.

- (a) **An annuity under this subpart—**
  - (1) Commences on the day after the retiree or employee dies;
  - (2) Commences or resumes on the first day of the month in which the child later becomes or again becomes a student as described by [§ 843.313](/cfr/5/843.313.md), if any lump sum paid is returned to the Civil Service Retirement Fund; or
  - (3) Commences or resumes on the first day of the month in which the child later becomes or again becomes incapable of self-support because of a mental or physical disability incurred before age 18 (or a later recurrence of such disability), if any lump sum is returned to the Fund.
- (b) **An annuity under this subpart terminates on the last day of the month before the child—**
  - (1) Becomes 18 years of age unless he or she is a student as described in [§ 843.410](/cfr/5/843.410.md) or is incapable of self-support;
  - (2) Becomes capable of self-support after becoming 18 years of age unless he or she is a student as described in [§ 843.410](/cfr/5/843.410.md);
  - (3) Becomes 22 years of age if he or she is a student as described in [§ 843.410](/cfr/5/843.410.md) and—
    - (i) Capable of self-support; or
    - (ii) Incapable of self-support because of a mental or physical disability incurred after age 18;
  - (4) Ceases to be such a student as described in [§ 843.410](/cfr/5/843.410.md) after becoming 18 years of age unless he or she is incapable of self-support; or
  - (5) **Dies or marries.**
- (c) A survivor annuity accrues on a daily basis, one-thirtieth of the monthly rate constituting the daily rate. An annuity does not accrue for the 31st day of any month, except in the initial month if the survivor's (of a deceased employee) annuity commences on the 31st day. For accrual purposes, the last day of a 28-day month constitutes 3 days and the last day of a 29-day month constitutes 2 days.

## 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.