TANF

When a child lives with both biological parents and the father:

is not married to the child’s mother;

is not the legal father as determined through court adjudication; and

acknowledges paternity,

staff should follow the procedures below to establish deprivation:

If the child's mother … then … is or was married (other than by common-law) to another man presumed to be the child's legal father, the child is deprived based on absence and the biological father should not be certified. Both fathers must be referred to the Attorney General (see A-1100 , Child Support). was never married to a man presumed to be the child's legal father, the child is deprived, but not based on absence. was married by common-law to another man, the child is deprived, but not based on absence.