UPM P-2510.20 - Considering Circumstances Which Tend to Support the Presumption that Deprivation does not Exist

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF INCOME MAINTENANCEPRIVATE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 7-1-87 Transmittal: UP-87-2 P-2510.20 ______________________________________________________________________________ Section: Type: Categorical Eligibility Requirements PROCEDURES ______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter: Program: Deprivation of Parental Support or Care AFDC _______________________________________________________________ Subject: Considering Circumstances Which Tend to Support the Presumption that Deprivation does not Exist ______________________________________________________________________________

P-2510.20 1. Consider the following circumstances as tending to support the presumption that deprivation due to absence does not exist:

° the parents of the needy child are divorced or legally separated but have been awarded joint custody with or without joint physical custody by the court.

° the dwelling unit of the absent parent is contiguous to the dwelling unit of the child.

2. Decide, with the information given, if the conditions tend to back the supposition that deprivation due to absence does not exist.

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