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The `Dependent` object is used to represent a dependent (e.g. child, spouse, domestic partner, etc) of an `Employee`

### The Dependent Object

```json
{
  "id": "string",
  "remote_id": "string",
  "created_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "modified_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "first_name": "string",
  "middle_name": "string",
  "last_name": "string",
  "relationship": "CHILD",
  "employee": "string",
  "date_of_birth": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "gender": "MALE",
  "phone_number": "string",
  "home_location": "string",
  "is_student": true,
  "ssn": "string",
  "remote_was_deleted": true,
  "field_mappings": {
    "organization_defined_targets": {
      "string": {}
    },
    "linked_account_defined_targets": {
      "string": {}
    }
  },
  "remote_data": [
    {
      "path": "string",
      "data": {}
    }
  ]
}
```

### Schema (`Dependent`)

```yaml
components:
  schemas:
    RelationshipEnum:
      type: string
      enum:
        - CHILD
        - SPOUSE
        - DOMESTIC_PARTNER
      title: RelationshipEnum
    GenderEnum:
      type: string
      enum:
        - MALE
        - FEMALE
        - NON-BINARY
        - OTHER
        - PREFER_NOT_TO_DISCLOSE
      title: GenderEnum
    DependentFieldMappings:
      type: object
      properties:
        organization_defined_targets:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            description: Any type
        linked_account_defined_targets:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            description: Any type
      title: DependentFieldMappings
    RemoteData:
      type: object
      properties:
        path:
          type: string
          description: The third-party API path that is being called.
        data:
          description: >-
            The data returned from the third-party for this object in its
            original, unnormalized format.
      required:
        - path
      description: >-
        # The RemoteData Object

        ### Description

        The `RemoteData` object is used to represent the full data pulled from
        the third-party API for an object.


        ### Usage Example

        TODO
      title: RemoteData
    Dependent:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        remote_id:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: The third-party API ID of the matching object.
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The datetime that this object was created by Merge.
        modified_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The datetime that this object was modified by Merge.
        first_name:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          maxLength: 60
          description: The dependents's first name.
        middle_name:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          maxLength: 60
          description: The dependents's middle name.
        last_name:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          maxLength: 60
          description: The dependents's last name.
        relationship:
          oneOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/RelationshipEnum'
            - type: 'null'
          description: The dependent's relationship to the employee.
        employee:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: uuid
          description: The employee this person is a dependent of.
        date_of_birth:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: date-time
          description: The dependent's date of birth.
        gender:
          oneOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenderEnum'
            - type: 'null'
          description: The dependent's gender.
        phone_number:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          maxLength: 50
          description: The dependent's phone number.
        home_location:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: uuid
          description: The dependents's home address.
        is_student:
          type:
            - boolean
            - 'null'
          description: Whether or not the dependent is a student
        ssn:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          maxLength: 50
          description: The dependents's social security number.
        remote_was_deleted:
          type: boolean
          description: >-
            Indicates whether or not this object has been deleted in the third
            party platform. Full coverage deletion detection is a premium
            add-on. Native deletion detection is offered for free with limited
            coverage. [Learn
            more](https://docs.merge.dev/integrations/hris/supported-features/).
        field_mappings:
          oneOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/DependentFieldMappings'
            - type: 'null'
        remote_data:
          type:
            - array
            - 'null'
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/RemoteData'
      title: Dependent
```