Stepfamily

Status: This standard was approved as a departmental standard on July 31, 2026.

Definition

Stepfamily refers to a couple family with children in which at least one child is the biological or adopted child of only one member of the couple.

Relation to previous version

• Stepfamily July 31, 2026 to current

  This is the current standard.

• Stepfamily May 26, 2021 to July 30, 2026

  This was the departmental standard from May 26, 2021 to July 30, 2026.

• Stepfamily September 19, 2011 to May 25, 2021

  This was the departmental standard from September 19, 2011 to May 25, 2021.