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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 20 - Employees' Benefits |
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Chapter II - Railroad Retirement Board |
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SubChapter B - Regulations Under the Railroad Retirement Act |
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Part 234 - Lump-Sum Payments |
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Subpart B - Lump-Sum Death Payment |
§ 234.14 - Payment to an equitably entitled person.
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§ 234.14 Payment to an equitably entitled person.
(a) An equitably entitled person's funds used to pay burial expenses may consist of:
(1) The individual's own money;
(2) Money in a joint account with the employee or another individual;
(3) Money paid to an individual who was named beneficiary to receive the money;
(4) A promissory note; or
(5) Money which several people placed into a pooled fund.
(b) Payment is made to equitably entitled persons in the following order:
(1) The person who paid the funeral home expenses;
(2) The person who paid the grave opening and closing expenses;
(3) The person who provided the burial plot; and
(4) The person who paid any type of expenses not listed in paragraphs (b)(1) through (3) of this section.