### Question
What does dependent mean?


### Answer
**Dependent** has the following meaning in *20 U.S.C. § 932*:

> a minor individual—


(A) who has not completed secondary schooling, and


(B) who is the child, stepchild, adopted child, ward, or spouse of a sponsor, or who is a resident in the household of a sponsor who stands in loco parentis to such individual and who receives one-half or more of his support from such sponsor

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 932*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 25A-OVERSEAS DEFENSE DEPENDENTS&#8217; EDUCATION**

