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IMA POLICY MANUAL
PART IV: NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
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AR: The SSR should consider the following people relatives:
- any relative, including one of half-blood, who is within the sixth degree of relationship:
- grandparent, great-grandparent, great-great-grandparent, great-great-great-grandparent, or great-great-great-great-grandparent;
- sister or brother;
- half-sister or half-brother;
- step-sister or step-brother ;
- uncle, great-uncle, great-great-uncle, great-great-great-uncle, or great-great-great-great-uncle;
- aunt, great-aunt, great-great-aunt, great-great-great-aunt, or great-great-great-great-aunt;
- first cousin or first cousin once removed;
- second cousin; or
- niece or nephew;
- stepfather or stepmother; and
- spouse of any person named above even after the marriage is ended by death or divorce.
The above people include relationships established by adoption.
A court termination of parental rights negates that parent as an eligible relative but the relationship between the child and other relatives (such as a grandmother) remains intact.
Legal custody has no effect on relationship. Unrelated caretakers -- including legal guardians -- can, however, be included in the group at their option.
AX: See AR.
SR: N/A
QM: N/A
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See AR, except that an unrelated caretaker cannot be included in the group..
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N/A
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| TANF |
Paternity must be established for a father before he can qualify for TANF based on being a child’s father.
The SSR should accept the following circumstances as proof that paternity has been established:
- mother and father were married either when the child was born or conceived;
- judicial determination;
- father's name on a D.C. birth certificate issued after October 8, 1981;
- written acknowledgment by the father; or
- genetic test indicating at least 99 percent probability of paternity.
The SSR may establish paternity in additional ways if:
- the child ever lived in another state; and
- during that time, circumstances existed which established paternity according to the state's laws.
In Maryland, additional ways are:
- marriage after the birth and the father verbally acknowledged being the father , or
- father openly acknowledges the child to be his.
In Virginia, additional ways are:
- father's name on a Virginia birth certificate issued after July 1, 1991;
- father openly cohabitated with the mother during all of the 10 months prior to the child's birth; or
- father claimed the child on any statement, tax return, or other document filed with any local, state, or federal agency.
For other states, contact the CSED for guidelines on how paternity is established. |
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