A child turning 18 or aging out of child-only rules in California: what to do first, deadlines, documents, and which benefits open
When a child turns 18 the rules that count them change program by program: CalFresh keeps a person under 22 who lives with a parent in the parent's household, Medi-Cal covers former foster youth to age 26, extended foster care runs to 21, and the Foster Youth Tax Credit and Pell Grant open for those who qualify. This page lists each rule, each age limit and the first action, from the official pages.
What happens when a child turns 18 or ages out of child-only rules
Each program has its own age line. CalFresh keeps a person under 22 who lives with a parent in the parent's household (s_lii_7cfr273_1_under22), and treats a half-time college student as ineligible unless an exemption applies (s_lii_7cfr273_5_students). Medicaid covers a former foster youth until 26 (s_lii_42cfr435_150). Extended foster care runs to 21 (s_cdss_ab12_21). The Foster Youth Tax Credit is for former foster youth 18 to 25 (s_ftb_fytc_rules). The FAFSA treats anyone who was in foster care at 13 or older as independent (s_usc_1087vv_independent).
First actions, in order
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7 CFR 273.1(b) Required household combinations — Legal Information Institute (Cornell Law School), text of the Code of Federal Regulations“A person under 22 years of age who is living with his or her natural or adoptive parent(s) or step-parent(s)”
7 CFR 273.5 Students — Legal Information Institute (Cornell Law School), text of the Code of Federal Regulations“Be employed for a minimum of 20 hours per week and be paid for such employment”
7 CFR 273.2(g) Thirty-day processing — Legal Information Institute (Cornell Law School), text of the Code of Federal Regulations“but no later than 30 calendar days following the date the application was filed”
AB 12 Extended Foster Care Program — California Department of Social Services“Youth may leave extended foster care and later choose to re-enter the program up to age 21.”
Chafee Education and Training Vouchers Program — California Department of Social Services“The Chafee ETV program offers up to $5,000 per year for post-secondary education and training”
34 CFR 690.6 Duration of student eligibility — Legal Information Institute (Cornell Law School), text of the Code of Federal Regulations“for the period of time required to complete his or her first undergraduate baccalaureate course of study”
20 U.S.C. 1087vv(d) Independent students — Legal Information Institute (Cornell Law School), text of the United States Code“is, or was at any time when the individual was 13 years of age or older”
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"## What happens when a child turns 18 or ages out of child-only rules\n\nEach program has its own age line. CalFresh keeps a person under 22 who lives with a parent in the parent's household (s_lii_7cfr273_1_under22), and treats a half-time college student as ineligible unless an exemption applies (s_lii_7cfr273_5_students). Medicaid covers a former foster youth until 26 (s_lii_42cfr435_150). Extended foster care runs to 21 (s_cdss_ab12_21). The Foster Youth Tax Credit is for former foster youth 18 to 25 (s_ftb_fytc_rules). The FAFSA treats anyone who was in foster care at 13 or older as independent (s_usc_1087vv_independent).",
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"## Documents to gather\n\nOnly documents an official page names are listed.\n\n- Proof of school enrollment and of work hours, for a student claiming a CalFresh exemption (B001; s_lii_7cfr273_5_students)\n- FTB 3514, California Earned Income Tax Credit, where the Foster Youth Tax Credit is claimed (B051; s_ftb_fytc_rules)",
"## Programs this event opens\n\n- [[california-calfresh]] (B001): A person under 22 who lives with a parent must be in the parent's CalFresh household; a student enrolled at least half time in higher education is ineligible unless an exemption applies, such as working at least 20 hours a week. (s_lii_7cfr273_5_students)\n- [[california-medi-cal]] (B011): Medicaid must cover a person under 26 who was in foster care under the state's responsibility and is not covered in another mandatory group. (s_lii_42cfr435_150)\n- [[california-foster-youth-tax-credit]] (B051): Current and former foster youth who qualify for CalEITC, were 18 to 25 at the end of the tax year, and were in California foster care at 13 or older can claim the Foster Youth Tax Credit, up to $1,189 per eligible person for tax year 2025. (s_ftb_fytc_amount)\n- [[california-pell-grant]] (B055): A student is eligible for a Pell Grant for the time needed to complete a first undergraduate bachelor's course of study; a student who was in foster care at any time at 13 or older counts as independent on the FAFSA. (s_lii_34cfr690_6)\n- [[california-extended-foster-care-chafee]] (B061): Extended foster care lets eligible youth in the child welfare and probation systems remain in foster care until 21; the Chafee voucher pays up to $5,000 a year for post-secondary education (s_cdss_etv_rules). (s_cdss_ab12_21)",
"![[california-extended-foster-care-chafee]]\n\n![[california-medi-cal]]\n\n![[california-calfresh]]",
"## How this page works\n\nThis page is one JSON object. The page, the Markdown and the machine copy at [/a/california-life-event-child-ages-out-family-status-shifts-18th-birthday-aging-out-of-child-only-rules.json](https://miscsubjects.com/a/california-life-event-child-ages-out-family-status-shifts-18th-birthday-aging-out-of-child-only-rules.json) are three views of it. Its `facts` hold the event, the first actions in order with each agency's deadline, the deadlines, the documents, the programs the event opens with the rule that opens each, and the canonical facts to collect. Every deadline and every eligibility line carries a source id; each source carries the exact words copied from the official page on 9 October 2026. A value no official page states is written UNKNOWN. The model's context is served at [/a/california-life-event-child-ages-out-family-status-shifts-18th-birthday-aging-out-of-child-only-rules/context](https://miscsubjects.com/a/california-life-event-child-ages-out-family-status-shifts-18th-birthday-aging-out-of-child-only-rules/context). The model has no tools and submits nothing to any agency; the agency decides. The programs and the event come from [[california-benefits-graph|the California benefits graph]].",
"## Official addresses\n\n- Extended foster care: [CDSS AB 12 Extended Foster Care](https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/CDSS-Programs/Foster-Care/Extended-Foster-Care-AB-12)\n- Chafee vouchers: [CDSS Chafee Education and Training Vouchers](https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/CDSS-Programs/Foster-Care/Foster-Care/Chafee-Education-and-Training-Vouchers-Program)\n- Foster Youth Tax Credit: [FTB Foster Youth Tax Credit](https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/foster-youth-tax-credit.html)\n- FAFSA and Pell Grant: [studentaid.gov](https://studentaid.gov/)\n- Apply for CalFresh and Medi-Cal: [BenefitsCal](https://benefitscal.com)"
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