Spouse Annuity
A spouse annuity is not payable for any month in which:
- the employee's annuity is not payable;
- you work for a railroad employer;
- neither you nor the employee began railroad service before 1975 and you become entitled to your own RRA employee annuity that exceeds the amount of the spouse annuity; or,
- you become entitled to an RRA survivor annuity on a different RRB earnings record that exceeds the spouse annuity rate.
Divorced Spouse Annuity
A divorced spouse annuity is not payable for any month in which:
- the employee's annuity is not payable;
- you work for a railroad employer; or,
- you become entitled to an RRA annuity based on your own earnings record that exceeds your RRA divorced spouse annuity rate.