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1300 (07/2026) Chapter 8: Examples • Chapter 8: Examples his mother, not the abuser, to have access to his case information when he requests payments. His worker talks with Jason and determines his mother is a safe person for him and it could benefit him to have someone with a phone call in regarding the status of his payment requests. Even though his mother is a safe individual based on conversation with Jason, she cannot be his authorized representative or payee on the TA-DVS case. Instead, the worker offers for Jason to complete a Release of Information (MSC 3010) detailing that his mother can receive phone communication only from ODHS regarding Jason’s situation with payment requests. Chapter 5, section 3: Eligibility groups Household group Example 1: Jane is applying for TA-DVS in March and she shares that both she and the father share custody, 50/50. The worker asks Jane what the parenting schedule looks like, do the parents truly split the child 15.5 days each. Jane states that depending on her ex’s work schedule and their child’s social life this would dictate on who has the child more. Jane states that she has the child the majority of the time, but they try to keep as close to 50/50 as possible. The child would qualify as a being in the household for the TA-DVS program. No children in the household Example 1: Oscar is applying for TA-DVS and states that he and his ex-wife have 50/50 custody of the children. The worker asks Oscar to explain the 50/50 schedule. Oscar states that he is currently house jumping due to the DV situation and his ex-wife has the child more than the 50/50 of recent. The worker asks that if Oscar was stabilized and safe in housing would the arrangements for the children still be 50/50. Oscar states that if he was safe, the custody arrangement would be six days with him and six days with his ex. The worker asked if there is an extra day in the month who has the children. Oscar states that he normally does because he is not working currently. The worker determines that Oscar does have the children more than 50 percent of the time and qualify as being the household for the TA-DVS program. Example 2: A survivor who has just left an abusive situation may need cash to help establish a new home before they can regain physical custody of their children from Child Welfare. The worker may decide to waive the requirement for a dependent child to live with them, if it is reasonable to assume that their children will move into the new home once they have secured it through a down payment or deposit. Such decisions must be well documented in the case notes. Example 3: Scott is in the office applying for TA-DVS. During the intake, he states that his only child was removed from his home by Child Welfare due to the domestic violence situation. Scott states that he is working with Child Welfare and believes his son will be returned to his care once he stabilizes his living situation and obtains safe housing. The worker calls Scott’s Child Welfare worker and is able to confirm that the reason the child is out of the home is due to the domestic violence situation, and that once Scott is stabilized his son will be returned to his care. The worker approves TA-DVS eligibility and will need to reaffirm with the CW worker that the son will be coming into the survivor’s care before approving payments. Abuser in the household