{"abstract":"We are revising our regulations to reflect changes made in the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996 (CAAA) to the entitlement and termination requirements for Social Security child's benefits to stepchildren. Under the CAAA, we consider a stepchild as dependent on a stepparent to receive child's benefits based on the stepparent's earnings only if the stepchild receives at least one-half support from the stepparent. Also, we terminate a stepchild's benefits that are based on the stepparent's earnings if the stepchild's parent or adoptive parent and the stepparent divorce, unless the stepparent adopted the stepchild and the stepchild can qualify for benefits as the stepparent's adopted child.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Social Security Administration","name":"Social Security Administration","id":470,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/social-security-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/470","parent_id":null,"slug":"social-security-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2010/08/27/2010-21341.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":404,"title":20}],"citation":"75 FR 52619","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This final rule will be effective September 27, 2010.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. SSA-2006-0154"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2010-21341","effective_on":"2010-09-27","end_page":52621,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2010/08/27/2010-21341.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/08/27/2010-21341/entitlement-and-termination-requirements-for-stepchildren","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2010-21341?publication_date=2010-08-27","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2010-08-27/2010-21341/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":3,"page_views":{"count":29247,"last_updated":"2026-07-27 14:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2010-08-27/pdf/2010-21341.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2010-08-27","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2010/08/27/2010-21341.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"0960-AF78":{"issue":"201010","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0960-AF78/entitlement-and-termination-requirements-for-stepchildren-934f-","title":"Entitlement and Termination Requirements for Stepchildren (934F)","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201010&RIN=0960-AF78&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Other Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["0960-AF78"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2010-12-17T22:16:24Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":true,"signing_date":null,"start_page":52619,"subtype":null,"title":"Entitlement and Termination Requirements for Stepchildren","toc_doc":"Entitlement and Termination Requirements for Stepchildren","toc_subject":null,"topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Blind","Disability benefits","Old-age, Survivors and Disability Insurance","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Social security"],"type":"Rule","volume":75}