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LINKING FACTORS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY 41-450 (Cont.) DEPRIVATION OF PARENTAL SUPPORT OR CARE Regulations

41-450 CONTINUED ABSENCE OF A PARENT (Continued) 41-450

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.14 When a question exists regarding continued absence of a parent various factors may be considered such as but not limited to:

.141 Does the parent provide day-to-day care and control of the child?

.142 Do the parents maintain separate homes?

.143 Do the parents have separate mailing addresses?

.144 Do the parents maintain their money separately?

.145 Do the parents have access to each others income or resources?

.146 Is the parent absent due to hospitalization; attendance at school; visiting; vacationing; or moving or trips made in connection with current or prospective employment?

Other similar factors may also be considered. A single factor may not be determinative.

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.2 Circumstances That Meet the Definition of "Continued Absence"

The continued absence of a parent from the home as defined in Section 41-450.1, includes but is not limited to the following circumstances:

.21 The parents are not married to each other and have not maintained a home together.

.22 The parent:

.221 Is not legally able to return to the home because of confinement in a penal or correctional institution, or

.222 Has been deported, or

.223 Has voluntarily left the country because of the threat of, or the knowledge that he or she is subject to deportation.

CALIFORNIA-DSS-MANUAL-EAS MANUAL LETTER NO. EAS-98-03 Effective 7/1/98

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