### Question
What does family member mean?


### Answer
**Family member** has the following meaning in *7 U.S.C. § 1308*:

> an individual to whom another family member in the farming operation is related as lineal ancestor, lineal descendant, or sibling (including the spouses of those family members who do not make a significant contribution themselves)

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 1308*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 35-AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1938 > SUBCHAPTER II-LOANS, PARITY PAYMENTS, CONSUMER SAFEGUARDS, MARKETING QUOTAS, AND MARKETING CERTIFICATES > Part A-Definitions, Loans, Parity Payments, and Consumer Safeguards**

