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20 CFR 725.506 - Payment on behalf of another; ``legal guardian'' defined.

• Section Number: 725.506
• Section Name: Payment on behalf of another; ``legal guardian'' defined.

    Benefits are paid only to the beneficiary, his or her 
representative payee (see Sec. 725.510) or his or her legal guardian. 
As used in this section, ``legal guardian'' means an individual who has 
been appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise 
appointed pursuant to law to assume control of and responsibility for 
the care of the beneficiary, the management of his or her estate, or 
both.