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Code of Federal Regulations Title 20. Employees' Benefits § 20.222.34 Relationship resulting from equitable adoption

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

In many States, where a legal adoption proceeding was defective under State law or where a contemplated legal adoption was not completed, a claimant may be considered to be an equitably adopted child. A claimant will have the relationship of an equitably adopted child for annuity and lump-sum payment purposes if, in addition to meeting the other requirements of this part—

(a) The employee had agreed to adopt the claimant;  and

(b) The natural parents or the person legally responsible for the care of the claimant agreed to the adoption;  and

(c) The employee and the claimant lived together as parent and child;  and

(d) The agreement to adopt is recognized under applicable State law such that, if the employee were to die without leaving a will, the claimant could inherit a share of the employee's personal estate as the child of the employee.

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