{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-416.1856","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 416.1856","heading":"Who is considered a child.","body":"We consider you to be a child if—\n(a)(1) You are under 18 years old; or\n(2) You are under 22 years old and you are a student regularly attending school or college or training that is designed to prepare you for a paying job;\n(b) You are not married; and\n(c) You are not the head of a household.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 416—SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED","Subpart R—Relationship"],"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":"28afcfddeea65a92e07a6ea5c9ebfab30e44b0bfdef5103a545fac9c47b8efaf","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-416.1851","next":"us/20-cfr-416.1861"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}