stepchild
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A STEPCHILD
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A STEPCHILD

think we need some more info on the situation--definition of stepchild doesn't get us anywhere
edit-or by itself doesn't qualify you for any tax benefits-IRS fixed that a few years back


For starters, it's bigger than a breadbox, but what exactly is your mission with that question?

You would be a stepchild if your biological or adoptive parent is married to another person who is not your biological or adoptive parent who would then be your stepparent.

my crystal ball tells me you might be headed here
http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=218779,00.html
also the proud owner of a madeitup/fudgerating/thinkyourelyingtome calculator
Mojo:
Be careful - if YOU look in the crystal ball you may see things you don't like - that is why the blind man looks into.
Like the old saying goes "I see says the blind man as he spit into the wind. It all comes back to me now!"
DustZ
The way I learned it was, 'I see' said the blind man to his deaf and dumb daughter as he picked up his hammer and saw.
It's "I can see" said the blind carpenter as he picked up his hammer and saw.
How about "I can speak" said the mute cyclist as he picked up his wheel and spoke.
LOL. This poster is going to have a hard time picking the best answer! Thanks for the smile this morning.
It's probably going to be like when my wife asks a easy question in her first grade classroom, 27 gasps and 27 hands going in the air with the students thinking "pick me!, pick me!"
Y'all are such cynics! Why would you think there might be an agenda hiding behind that question?
And the winner is....! good think I'm not a betting man. would've lost the house on that one.