{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-404.363","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 404.363","heading":"When is a stepchild dependent?","body":"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—\n(a) When you applied;\n(b) When the insured died; or\n(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.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 404—FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- )","Subpart D—Old-Age, Disability, Dependents' and Survivors' Insurance Benefits; Period of Disability"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"68b2665ef40025a38e95e0b3362614c2bc5ef3dc1e6cf4087cb6b735953409b6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-404.362","next":"us/20-cfr-404.364"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}