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VERIFICATION 5.8

Relationship 5.8.1 MA AR: No verification of relationship is required. AX: See AR. SR: For individuals applying for LTC, spousal relationships must be verified. The following pieces of verification are acceptable: • marriage license/certificate, • SSA records indicating relationship, • divorce papers, and • vital statistics records If the above sources are not available, use two of the following: • statement from a priest, minister, or rabbi; • family bible; • health records maintained by a hospital, clinic, or physician; • social service agency records; • insurance records; and • Census records. QM: No verification of relationship is required unless questionable. TANF Relationship must be verified initially and when a child is added; no verification is required at recertification. The following pieces of verification are acceptable: • birth certificates, • adoption records, • marriage license/certificate, • divorce papers, • hospital records of birth, • vital statistics records, • court records of parentage, • baptismal records, • juvenile court records, • child support records, and • SSA records indicating relationship. If the above sources are not available, use two of the following: • statement from a priest, minister, or rabbi; • family bible; • health records maintained by a hospital, clinic, or physician; • child care records; • social service agency records; • insurance records; • school records; • Census records; and • CSED records