Who qualifies as a "member of the family"?

A “member of the family” is considered any of the following relationships to the beneficiary:

• a son or daughter or a descendant of either
• a stepson or stepdaughter or a descendant of either
• a brother, sister, stepbrother, or stepsister
• the father or mother or an ancestor of either
• a stepfather or stepmother
• a son or daughter of a brother or sister
• a brother or sister of the father or mother
• a son-in-law, daughter-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law
• the spouse of the beneficiary or spouse of any of the other foregoing individuals
• a first cousin of the beneficiary

For this purpose, a "child" includes a legally adopted child or a foster child and a "brother" or "sister" includes a half-brother or half-sister.