20 CFR 404.363
§ 404.363 When is a stepchild dependent?
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 404.363, § 404.363 When is a stepchild dependent?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/78255
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If you are the insured's stepchild, as defined in § 404.357, we consider you dependent on him or her if you were receiving at least one-half of your support from him or her at one of these times—
(a) When you applied;
(b) When the insured died; or
(c) If the insured had a period of disability that lasted until his or her death or entitlement to disability or old-age benefits, at the beginning of the period of disability or at the time the insured became entitled to benefits.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.