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Page | 10 3. Other natural or legally adopted children and relatives of the adoptive parents; 4. A hanai father or hānai mother. “Hanai”, in the Hawaiian culture, refers to the informal adoption of a child, taken permanently to be reared, educated, and loved by someone other than the child’s natural parents at the time of the child’s birth or in early childhood. A hanai parent may be a relative or not related to the minor child. The child was given outright, and the natural parents renounced all claims to the child; and 5. The legally married spouse of any of the persons specified above, even after the marriage ended in death or divorce.

B. A specified relative must apply for TANF benefits on behalf of the dependent child, and the relationship between the child and the specified relative must be verified through birth certificates, marriage certificates, or other legal documents such as a divorce decree or court documents establishing guardianship (i.e., for hanai parents or custody in divorce). A specified relative, who does not need assistance, may be excluded from the TANF household for the purposes of determining eligibility and the amount of TANF benefits for the needy household members.

9.1.2 In situations where the state has obtained legal custody of a child and has placed that child under the care and supervision of a person other than the parent, the following shall apply:

A. The parental relationship shall not be recognized for the purpose of determining the TANF household composition, even if the natural, adoptive or hanai (i.e., formal and informal adoption) parent is living in the same household; and B. The sibling relationship shall not be recognized if the natural, adoptive or hanai parent is living in the same household and has other children or stepchildren living in the home for whom the state has not obtained legal custody.

9.1.3 In situations where an adopted child is living with both the adoptive parent and a natural or hanai parent the following shall apply:

A. The natural or hanai parent relationship shall not be recognized for the purpose of determining the TANF household composition; and B. The sibling relationship shall not be recognized if the natural or hanai