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2420.05.00 RELATIONSHIP OF RELATIVE TO CHILD (C)

The policy stated in this section only applies to Two-Parent TANF and Regular TANF.

The individual with whom the child resides must be related to the child as specified in the following groups: • Mother; • Father, legal or biological; • Any blood relative within the fifth degree of relationship, including, but not limited to, those of half-blood, including first cousins, first cousins once removed, nephews, nieces, and individuals of preceding generations as denoted by prefixes of grand, great, great- great, or great- great-great (this group includes the sister, brother, aunt, and uncle of the child); (These relatives are indicated in the following table by the numbers 1-5.) • Stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, and stepsister; NO OTHER ‘STEP’ RELATIONS QUALIFY. (The parent of the stepparent does not meet this degree of relationship. There is no blood relationship, nor can this relationship be established through marriage); • An individual who legally adopts a child or the child's parent, as well as the natural and other legally adopted children and other relatives of the adoptive parents; and • Legal spouses of any individuals named in the five (5) above groups, even though the marriage was terminated by death or divorce.

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2420.05.00 RELATIONSHIP OF RELATIVE TO CHILD (C)

The policy stated in this section only applies to Two-Parent TANF and Regular TANF.

The individual with whom the child resides must be related to the child as specified in the following groups: • Mother; • Father, legal or biological; • Any blood relative within the fifth degree of relationship, including, but not limited to, those of half-blood, including first cousins, first cousins once removed, nephews, nieces, and individuals of preceding generations as denoted by prefixes of grand, great, great- great, or great- great-great (this group includes the sister, brother, aunt, and uncle of the child); (These relatives are indicated in the following table by the numbers 1-5.) • Stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, and stepsister; NO OTHER ‘STEP’ RELATIONS QUALIFY. (The parent of the stepparent does not meet this degree of relationship. There is no blood relationship, nor can this relationship be established through marriage); • An individual who legally adopts a child or the child's parent, as well as the natural and other legally adopted children and other relatives of the adoptive parents; and • Legal spouses of any individuals named in the five (5) above groups, even though the marriage was terminated by death or divorce.