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I TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP the result of deployment to or while serving in a combat zone, and it was not received immediately prior to serving in the combat zone. 747 MINOR PARENT INCOME (toc) Minors are children under age 18. They are no longer considered minors beginning the month following the month in which they become age 18 or are emancipated. When a minor marries, they are emancipated even after divorce; therefore, they are no longer a dependent child and are ineligible in the parent's assistance unit. A minor may also be emancipated by a decree of emancipation issued by the juvenile division of the district court. When minors are living with their natural/adoptive parents and the parents are not requesting assistance, the parent's income is used to determine eligibility for the minor's assistance unit. In this instance, the minor's parents are called responsible parents and a responsible parent's income is always deemed. Minor unmarried mothers must live at home with their parent(s) or in an approved supervised living arrangement unless good cause is determined. A court-ordered emancipation in and of itself is not considered “good cause” but may be taken into consideration when making this determination. Emancipated minor parents are required to provide the Emancipation Order with the application. The Emancipation Order will be forwarded to the Chief of E&P, who will request the DAG to petition the court to vacate the order. Follow these steps when determining eligibility for households with a minor parent. Determine which of the following situations describes the household: A Minor parent Minor parent’s child Minor parent’s legal parent(s) Minor parent’s minor siblings B Minor parent Minor parent’s child Minor parent’s legal parent(s) Minor parent’s minor siblings Minor parent’s stepparent C Minor parent Minor parent’s child Minor parent’s legal parent(s) Minor parent’s stepparent Minor parent’s minor siblings Legal parent and stepparent’s mutual child A-747 INCOME Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 26 Jun 26 MTL 09/26 Minor Parent Income