Connecticut Department of Social Services Uniform Policy Manual: 2510.15P Deprivation of Parental Support or Care - Considering Circumstances Which Tend to Support the Presumption that Deprivation Exists

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF INCOME MAINTENANCEPRIVATE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 1-1-88 Transmittal: UP-88-7 P-2510.15 ______________________________________________________________________________ Section: Type: Categoricla Eligibility Requirements PROCEDURES ______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter: Program: Deprivation of Parental Support or Care AFDC _______________________________________________________________ Subject: Considering Circumstances Which Tend to Support the Presumption that Deprivation Exists ______________________________________________________________________________

P-2510.15 1. Think about the following circumstances as tending to support the presumption that deprivation due to absence exists:

° the parents of the needy child are divorced or legally separated and the caretaker relative has sole custody of the child;

° at least one parent deserts, abandons or otherwise voluntarily leaves the family and neglects or refuses to provide support and care to the child;

° the absent parent is incarcerated or confined in:

° a penal or correctional institution;

° a state institution for mental illness;

° a hospital for chronic diseases including tuberculosis;

° a long term care facility.

2. Decide, based on the information provided, if the circumstances tend to back the supposition that deprivation due to absence of the parent exists.

3. If the actual conditions do not uphold the presumption, take a look at the procedures for refuting the above.