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§8443. Rights of a child — Inbound Citations

5 U.S.C. § 8443

Cited by 6 provisions in release 119-102.

Citations to 5 U.S.C. § 8443 as a whole

  • 5 U.S.C. § 8441(4)
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    (4) the term “child” means—
    (A) an unmarried dependent child under 18 years of age, including (i) an adopted child, (ii) a stepchild but only if the stepchild lived with the employee, Member, or annuitant in a regular parent-child relationship, (iii) a recognized natural child, and (iv) a child who lived with and for whom a petition of adoption was filed by an employee, Member, or annuitant and who is adopted by the widow or widower of the employee, Member, or annuitant after the death of such employee, Member, or annuitant;
    (B) such unmarried dependent child regardless of age who is incapable of self-support because of mental or physical disability incurred before age 18; or
    (C) such unmarried dependent child between 18 and 22 years of age who is a student regularly pursuing a full-time course of study or training in residence in a high school, trade school, technical or vocational institute, junior college, college, university, or comparable recognized educational institution.
    For the purpose of this paragraph and section 8443, a child whose 22nd birthday occurs before July 1 or after August 31 of a calendar year, and while regularly pursuing such a course of study or training, is deemed to have become 22 years of age on the first day of July after that birthday. A child who is a student is deemed not to have ceased to be a student during an interim between school years if the interim is not more than 5 months and if such child shows to the satisfaction of the Office that such child has a bona fide intention of continuing to pursue a course of study or training in the same or different school during the school semester (or other period into which the school year is divided) immediately after the interim.
  • 5 U.S.C. § 8462(b)(1)
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    (1) Except as provided in subsection (c), effective December 1 of any year in which an adjustment under this subsection is to be made, as determined under paragraph (2), each annuity payable from the Fund under this chapter (other than an annuity under section 8443) having a commencing date not later than such December 1 shall be adjusted as follows:
    (A) If the percent change in the price index for the year does not exceed 3 percent, each annuity subject to adjustment under this subsection shall be increased by the lesser of—
    (i) the percent change in the price index (rounded to the nearest one-tenth of 1 percent); or
    (ii) 2 percent.
    (B) If the percent change in the price index for the year exceeds 3 percent, each annuity subject to adjustment under this subsection shall be increased by the excess of—
    (i) the percent change in the price index (rounded to the nearest one-tenth of 1 percent), over
    (ii) 1 percent.
  • 5 U.S.C. § 8462(c)(1)
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    (1) The first increase (if any) made under subsection (b) to an annuity which is payable from the Fund to an annuitant or survivor (other than a child under section 8443) whose annuity has not been increased under this subsection or subsection (b) shall be equal to the product (adjusted to the nearest one-tenth of 1 percent) of—
    (A) one-twelfth of the applicable percent change computed under subsection (b), multiplied by
    (B) the number of months (not to exceed 12 months, counting any portion of a month as a month)—
    (i) for which the annuity was payable from the Fund before the effective date of the increase; or
    (ii) in the case of a survivor of a deceased annuitant whose annuity has not been so increased, since the annuity was first payable to the deceased annuitant.
  • 5 U.S.C. § 8462(c)(2)
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    (2) Effective from its commencing date, an annuity payable from the Fund to an annuitant’s survivor (other than a widow or widower whose annuity is computed under section 8442(g) or a child under section 8443) shall be increased by the total percentage by which the deceased annuitant’s annuity had been increased under this section during the period beginning on the date the deceased annuitant’s annuity commenced and ending on the date of the deceased annuitant’s death.

Citations to §8443(a)(2)

Citations to §8443(b)