UPM 2515.05 - Degree of Relationship

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICESPRIVATE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 7-1-97 Transmittal: UP-98-3 2515.05 ______________________________________________________________________________ Section: Type: Categorical Eligibility Requirements POLICY _______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter: Program: Living with Specified Relative AFDC _______________________________________________________________ Subject: Degree of Relationship ______________________________________________________________________________

2515.05 A. Degree of Relationship

1. In order to qualify, a child must be living with a caretaker relative who is a blood relative, adoptive relative, or a spouse or former spouse of a blood relative.

2. The spouse of a blood relative is considered to be an acceptable degree of relationship even after the marriage is terminated by death or divorce.

3. Blood relatives are considered to be an acceptable degree of relationship even when the child is subsequently adopted.

B. The Department considers a male to be the father of the child if:

1. legal marriage existed between the male and the natural mother of the child at the time of the child's birth and this fact is not contested by the natural mother; or

2. he has legally adopted the child; or

3. he has been adjudged to be the father by the court; or

4. he is listed as the father on the child's Connecticut birth certificate; or

5. he has signed a statement recognizing that he is the natural father of the child. This statement need not be notarized or witnessed; or

6. there is a preponderance of evidence that he is the father. (Cross Reference: 2599)

C. The Department considers a female to be the mother of the child if:

1. she has legally adopted the child; or

2. her name is on the child's birth certificate.