7 CFR § 400.306 - Spouses and minor children.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s400.306"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 400.306 - Spouses and minor children."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "400.306"
section_name: "Spouses and minor children."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "400"
part_name: "GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 1506(1), 1506(o)."
cfr_part: "400"
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# 400.306 Spouses and minor children.
(a) The spouse and minor children of an individual are considered to be the same as the individual for purposes of this subpart except that:
(1) The spouse who was actively engaged in farming in a separate farming operation prior to their marriage will be a separate person with respect to that separate farming operation so long as that operation remains separate and distinct from any farming operation conducted by the other spouse;
(2) A minor child who is actively engaged in farming in a separate farming operation will be a separate person with respect to that separate farming operation if:
(i) The parent or other entity in which the parent has a substantial beneficial interest does not have any interest in the minor's separate farming operation or in any production from such operation;
(ii) The minor has established and maintains a separate household from the parent;
(iii) The minor personally carries out the farming activities with respect to the minor's farming operation; and
(iv) The minor establishes separate accounting and recordkeeping for the minor's farming operation.
(b) An individual shall be considered to be a minor until the age of 18 is reached. Court proceedings conferring majority on an individual under 18 years of age will not change such individual's status as a minor.