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Nevada TANF State Plan P a g e | 1 3 Effective December 31, 2020 • Providing information on the non-custodial parent(s); • Assisting CSEP in locating the non-custodial parent(s); • Assisting to establish paternity, if deemed necessary; • Appear at the CSEP office or court to sign papers or provide requested information; and • Surrendering and endorsing all child support payments received after TANF Child-Only or TANF-NEON assistance is approved. If the parent/caregiver fails to cooperate without good cause, assistance for the household will be denied or terminated. Benefits for Pregnant Women G. Pregnant women not receiving TANF for other children are eligible for benefits beginning their 6th month of pregnancy, provided all other factors of eligibility are met. Pregnancy and estimated delivery date must be verified. Benefit Payments/Special Conditions H. Benefit payments are made in the following situations and conditions: • Payments are made for the entire month to a family that has met all of the eligibility conditions for any portion of the month, provided the family was eligible on the date the payment was authorized. • Initial payments are made on behalf of a child that goes to live with a specified caregiver within a period of 30 days from the receipt of the initial payment. • Payments are made for the entire month during which a child leaves the home of a specified relative. • Payments are made to persons acting for specified relatives in emergency situations wherein a child is deprived of the care of the relative through whom the specified relative has been receiving aid for a temporary period necessary to make and carry out plans for the child’s continuing care and support. Denial of Benefits to Strikers I. The entire TANF household is ineligible for benefits for any month in which the natural/adoptive parent is participating in a strike on the last day of that month. When any other member of the TANF unit is participating in a strike on the last day of a month, that person is ineligible for benefits for that month. A striker is anyone who participates with one or more employees in a work slow- down or stoppage. This includes a stoppage resulting from the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement. Individuals affected by a lock-out are not strikers. Prohibitions to Receipt of TANF Benefits J. • Benefits are denied for 10 years to an individual found – through an administrative hearing, federal or state court – to have made a fraudulent