### Question
How does GENERAL PROVISIONS define child?


### Answer
Under *8 U.S.C. § 1101*, **child** is defined as:

> an unmarried person under twenty-one years of age and includes a child legitimated under the law of the child's residence or domicile, or under the law of the father's residence or domicile, whether in the United States or elsewhere, and, except as otherwise provided in sections 1431, 1432, and 1433 of this title, a child adopted in the United States, if such legitimation or adoption takes place before the child reaches the age of sixteen years, and the child is in the legal custody of the legitimating or adopting parent or parents at the time of such legitimation or adoption

#### Citation:
  - *8 U.S.C. § 1101*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 11-NATIONALITY > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

