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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 4000 8B4900 Special Resource Situations 50B4910 Jointly Owned Resources

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SNAP Manual 09/01/88

4910 Jointly Owned Resources See SNAP 4601 for instructions on handling jointly owned bank accounts. Other resources owned jointly by two or more households are considered totally available to the household unless it can be demonstrated that the resource is inaccessible. A jointly owned resource is considered inaccessible if it cannot be practically subdivided, and the household’s access to the resource is dependent upon the agreement of the joint owner who refuses to comply. If a household only has access to a portion of a resource, only the accessible portion is counted. If a resource is totally inaccessible because the joint owner refuses to cooperate, the entire value of the resource is disregarded.  NOTE: When determining accessibility to jointly owned resources, ineligible aliens and disqualified individuals residing with the household are considered household members.

4920 Court Litigation/Pending Divorce SNAP Manual 09/01/88 Resources owned jointly by individuals who are awaiting a decision of the court to determine ownership will not be considered when determining the resource value for either individual. When the property is awarded by the court to one or the other of the individuals, it becomes a resource to the individual who was awarded the property.

4930 Resources of Disqualified Members or Ineligible Members SNAP Manual 09/01/88 The total value of resources belonging to disqualified or ineligible household members will be considered totally available to the household if: • The individual is disqualified from the program for intentional program violation per SNAP 1623.2; • The individual is an ineligible alien per SNAP 1621 who would otherwise be considered a household member; or • The individual is disqualified for failure to comply with the SSN requirements or work registration requirements. See SNAP 1623.1.