CFR › Title 20 › Part 416 › §416.185620 CFR §416.1856Verified against eCFR.gov as of June 20, 2026View official text on eCFR.gov ↗Copy linkWe 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.