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A n applicant must cooperate to get necessary information and verification establishing deprivation. The CAO must not deny assistance if there is cooperation.
55 Pa. Code § 153.44(b)
The applicant or recipient must prove that:
A parent is absent from the home and
The absence of the parent interrupts or deprives the child of support, care, or parental guidance
The applicant or recipient's statement that the child's parent is dead is enough verification. If the CAO has reason to question the individual's statement, the following verification can be used:
A death certificate
Proof of receipt of a widow's or survivor's benefit on the deceased parent's social security number
VA or military service records
A signed statement from a funeral director
Hospital records
A newspaper death notice
Insurance company records
Police records
The statement of a minister or member of the clergy
NOTE: If deprivation is due to death, the applicant or recipient must apply for Federal benefits, such as Retirement, Survivor's, and Disability Insurance ( RSDI ) benefits, for which the child may be eligible. See Chapter 150, Income , if the deceased is a parent. See Chapter 131, Support , if the deceased is a putative father.
55 Pa. Code § 183.13
Acceptable proof of absence includes the following:
55 Pa. Code § 153.44(a)(3 )
Divorce, pending divorce, desertion and marital separation may be verified by:
Divorce papers
Annulment papers
Military records
Court records
Post office record of address
Motor vehicle registration records
Driver's license
Voter registration records
Employment/employer records
Telephone directory
School records
Unemployment Compensation records
Union records
Social Security Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, or other government agency records
Insurance company records
City directory
Written statements from a landlord who is not related to the child
A statement from a member of the clergy
A statement from knowledgeable non-relatives
A signed statement from the absent parent
Hospitalization may be verified by:
Employment/employer records
Doctor’s statement
Hospital records
Imprisonment may be verified by:
Institution records
Court records
Law enforcement records
Probation office records
Institutionalization may be verified by:
Institution records
Statement from a reputable source in the community
Law enforcement records
That paternity is not established may be verified by:
Contact with the absent parent
Statement from a reputable source in the community
Court records
Single parent adoption may be verified by:
Institution records
Court records
Doctor’s records
Adoption records
Hospital records
Children and youth agency records
Artificial insemination may be verified by:
Doctor’s statement
Hospital or laboratory records