4.2.3 Verification of Qualified Caretaker Relative

Agencies must verify that an adult included on an EA application is a qualified caretaker relative if the relationship is anything other than parental, or if it is questionable (see 4.1.4) that the adult meets the definition of a qualified caretaker relative. (See 2.4.3) Depending on the situation, the agency may need to verify one or more of the eligibility criteria listed in the table below.

Eligibility Criteria

Sources of Verification

Relationship to dependent child

Birth certificate or CWW birth query

KIDS child support disbursement query

CARES/CWW Assistance Group history

Government documents confirming relationship to dependent child; for example, Kinship Care documentation

Signed statement from third party with knowledge of the situation

Signed statement from applicant

Currently living with dependent child or lived with dependent child within six months prior to the emergency AND anticipated to live with the dependent child in the month following the date of the EA application

CARES/CWW Assistance Group history

Government documents confirming placement time for the child(ren) in the home; for example, child support or child welfare

School record

KIDS query or child support agency contact

Signed statement from third party with knowledge of the situation

Signed statement from applicant

Exercising care and control for the dependent child

CARES/CWW Assistance Group history

Receipt of child support for the care of the child

School or day care record listing the Caretaker Relative as responsible party

Government documents confirming the adult exercises care and control for the dependent child; for example, Kinship Care documentation

Signed statement or verbal statement from parent who has authorized the applicant to exercise care and control

Signed statement from third party with knowledge of the situation

Signed statement from applicant

 

 

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