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2436.10.00 CHILD SUPPORT COOPERATION EXEMPTIONS (C)

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

A recipient parent/caretaker or non-recipient parent/caretaker may be exempt from cooperation requirements if certain conditions exist, or if there is good cause for failing to cooperate. These exemptions are discussed in the following sections. 2436.10.05 AUTOMATIC CHILD SUPPORT EXEMPTIONS (C)

Cases which fall under any of the following categories are automatically exempt from cooperation requirements: • Documentation exists of the verified death of the absent parent. • The parent is living in the home. • The absent parent's parental rights have been involuntarily terminated by court order. • The parent/caretaker relative receives TANF based solely upon the only child's receipt of SSI benefits. • The child was adopted by a single parent and is living with that parent. • The parent of the minor TANF parent resides with the AG. This exemption exists only during the period of shared residence.

For Two-Parent TANF and Regular TANF there is no exemption from assignment or collection of child support paid on behalf of recipient children or adults. An exemption granted from pursuit of support against one absent parent does not automatically exempt the entire case.

In the event the case involves more than one absent parent, all absent parents must qualify for an exemption to exempt the entire case. If one absent parent in the case and their child qualifies for an exemption, while other absent parents in the case and their children do not, the normal procedures for completing and processing information regarding the nonexempt absent parent are to be followed. 2436.10.10 CHILD SUPPORT GOOD CAUSE EXEMPTIONS (C)

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

A recipient parent/caretaker relative or non-recipient parent/caretaker relative may have good cause for refusing to cooperate in child support enforcement activities, and thus be exempt from the cooperation requirement. Good cause exists when cooperation would be against the best interests of the child.

Each recipient parent/caretaker relative or non-recipient parent/caretaker relative subject to the cooperation requirement is to be informed of the right to claim good cause prior to the requiring of cooperation. If the recipient parent/caretaker relative or non-recipient parent/caretaker relative wishes to make a claim, then the parent/caretaker must provide corroborative evidence to establish the existence of the good cause circumstance and, if requested, provide sufficient information to permit the DFR to investigate.