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• 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, uncles, aunts, and individuals of preceding generations as denoted by prefixes of grand, great, great-great, or great-great-great • Legal spouses of any individuals named above, even though the marriage was terminated by death or divorce. A guardian may be considered a Low-Income Parent/Caretaker only when such person is a relative listed above and the child lives with that person. Once the youngest child who meets these criteria turns 18 years old, LIPC status for the parent/caretaker ends.
2420.05.05 Verification of Relationship (MED 3) The following policy is limited to MAGF, MASB/MASP (Low-Income Parent/Caretaker or LIPC) and TMA HIP and should be used when determining whether a parent/guardian can be treated as LIPC in the eligibility determination. It is the responsibility of the applicant/recipient to assist the worker to verify the degree of relationship between an applicant/recipient and a specified relative.
The relationship of a child to a relative listed in the previous section, except for an alleged father, is verified when the caseworker either: • Sees the child's birth certificate; or • Obtains verification from two of the sources listed below, when the birth certificate is not seen: o Hospital records established at the time of birth (including a hospital issued birth certificate). o Physician's records. o Marriage records. o Court records, including adoption records. o Social Security Administration records. o Church documents, such as baptismal certificates. o Passport. o Immigration records. o Naturalization records. o School records. o Records of social agencies (including the Local Office); or o Signed statement from an unrelated reliable person having specific knowledge about the relationship of the child to the specified relative o I-94 records with spouse/child designations (For refugee or other eligible non-citizen immigration status applicants, the I-94 will suffice as suitable documentation of