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TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF 320 RELATIONSHIP 321 Caregiver The caregiver must be present in the home and supervise/care for the child. The caregiver’s relationship to the child must be as follows: a. Father or mother; b. Stepfather or stepmother; c. Brother or sister; d. Stepbrother or stepsister; e. Nephew or niece (includes grandnephew or grandniece); f. Grandfather or grandmother (includes great and great-great grandparents); g. Uncle or aunt (includes great and great-great uncles and aunts); h. First cousin, first cousin once removed. Relationship extends to the spouse/domestic partner of the listed relatives, even after the marriage/domestic partnership is terminated by death or divorce/domestic partnership termination. Common law marriages are not recognized in Nevada. A caregiver meets the relationship requirement, even if a court has jurisdiction over the child or any agency is the child’s custodian. If a child lives with a custodian designated by the responsible agency, that individual must meet the relationship requirement. Relationship of the caregiver may extend beyond the specified relative list upon a finding of hardship by the Division Administrator. A finding of hardship may not be granted to an individual who is not related by blood or marriage to the child. The office manager or supervisor will document the case circumstances in a memorandum to the Chief of Eligibility & Payments, requesting a hardship determination. Only one non-parent caregiver may be included as a needy caregiver. See manual section A-600 for budgeting. When a parent loses their parental rights, all legal obligations (i.e., the obligation to pay support) and rights (i.e., the right of custody) are terminated from the parent to the child. Although the parent no longer meets TANF relationship requirements, all other legally recognized relationships (sibling, aunt, uncle, etc.) continue unless and until the child for whom assistance is requested has been legally adopted. Pursuant to NRS 128.110 termination of parental rights does not extinguish the child’s right to inherit from the terminated parent unless the child is adopted. A-320 Division of Welfare and Supportive Services HOUSEHOLD DETERMINATION Eligibility and Payments Manual Relationship MTL 05/24 Nov 24