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Chapter: 1450 Technical Requirements Program: CIC 17 1450.0708 Establishment of Paternity (CIC) An individual is considered a parent when paternity is established by one of the following methods:

1. civil court action through a paternity suit followed by the issuance of a court order declaring the natural father to be the legal father; 2. written acknowledgment of fatherhood by the natural father in the presence of a juvenile court judge; 3. establishment of paternity in another state; 4. the father's voluntary placement of his surname on the child's Florida birth certificate when both parents request in writing that his name be shown; or 5. a signed, notarized statement by the father stating that he is the child's father under the penalty of perjury and fraud prosecution (such as CF-ES Form 432, "Consenting Affidavit Acknowledging Paternity").

An Application for an Amended Certificate of Birth by Acknowledgment of Paternity must be signed by both parents in the presence of a notary and must be issued by the DH Office of Vital Records. Information given by the parent or relative concerning the date and circumstances under which the parents took this action is sufficient to establish that paternity has been declared for the child. 1450.0709 Adoption (CIC) Legal adoption supersedes other parental relationships (biological and marital ties). When a parent dies and the child is adopted by the stepparent, the child's relationship to the deceased parent's relatives remains intact. 1450.0712 Reasons for Deprivation (CIC) Children and unborn child(ren) must be deprived of the support or care of their mother or father (legal or non-legal natural father). When a pregnant woman is married, the man to whom she is married is presumed to be the legal father of the unborn child.

Deprivation can exist for the following reasons:

1. the mother and legal father live in the home and one or both are incapacitated; 2. a parent is continuously absent from the home due to death, desertion, marital separation, incarceration, or divorce; 3. the natural father is continuously absent from the home (if there is no legal father); or 4. the mother and father (legal or non-legal) live in the home and their income is below the payment standard for the size of their assistance group.

Note: When the non-legal father resides in the home with the child and the mother, and denies that he is the natural father of the child, deprivation is considered to exist until such time as paternity is established. 1450.0713 Deprivation Due to Death (CIC) A child is deprived when one or both parents are deceased. The surviving parent or caretaker relative must provide information on the deceased parent's date and place of death. The individual's statement is sufficient unless questioned. Whenever possible, the eligibility specialist must secure additional information, such as:

1. death certificate, 2. funeral director's records, 3. hospital/cemetery records, 4. police records, 5. newspaper notice,