Who is considered a child.
20 C.F.R. § 416.1856
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01We consider you to be a child if—
(a)(1) You are under 18 years old; or
(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;
(b) You are not married; and
(c) You are not the head of a household.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-20.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026