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BEM 210 18 of 20 FIP GROUP COMPOSITION BPB 2026-002 1-1-2026

BRIDGES ELIGIBILITY MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

staff have placed the child(ren) with an unrelated caregiver at application and redetermination. Emancipated Verify emancipation of a child under age 18. VERIFICATION SOURCES

Relationship • Birth certificates. • Michigan Birth Registry. • Adoption records. • Marriage license/certificate. • School records. • Separation records. • Divorce records. • Hospital birth records. • Affidavit of Parentage. • Child support records. • Court orders. • Baptismal records. • Immigration records. • Any legal document that traces the child's relationship to the parent, stepparent or other qualifying caretaker. • Other government or local agency records, newspaper records, or local histories that specify the relationship. • Consecutively numbered I-94 cards do not prove relationship of a caregiver to a child.

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BEM 210 18 of 20 FIP GROUP COMPOSITION BPB 2026-002 1-1-2026

BRIDGES ELIGIBILITY MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

staff have placed the child(ren) with an unrelated caregiver at application and redetermination. Emancipated Verify emancipation of a child under age 18. VERIFICATION SOURCES

Relationship • Birth certificates. • Michigan Birth Registry. • Adoption records. • Marriage license/certificate. • School records. • Separation records. • Divorce records. • Hospital birth records. • Affidavit of Parentage. • Child support records. • Court orders. • Baptismal records. • Immigration records. • Any legal document that traces the child's relationship to the parent, stepparent or other qualifying caretaker. • Other government or local agency records, newspaper records, or local histories that specify the relationship. • Consecutively numbered I-94 cards do not prove relationship of a caregiver to a child.