Connecticut Department of Social Services Uniform Policy Manual: 2510.10P Deprivation of Parental Support or Care - Making Presumptions About Absence

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF INCOME MAINTENANCEPRIVATE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 7-1-87 Transmittal: UP-87-2 P-2510.10 ______________________________________________________________________________ Section: Type: Categorical Eligibility Requirements PROCEDURES ______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter: Program: Deprivation of Parental Support or Care AFDC _______________________________________________________________ Subject: Making Presumptions About Absence ______________________________________________________________________________

P-2510.10 1. When a parent is absent from the home, consider the circumstances of such absence to see if a presumption can be made as to whether deprivation due to absence of the parent does or does not exist.

2. Decide, from the information gathered, whether the circumstances of the absence makes it likely or unlikely that the parent is functioning in the parental role.

3. After making your presumption regarding deprivation due to absence, you receive evidence which appears to contradict your presumption, refer to the procedures for resolving questionable information.