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child should be referred to the CSA so that steps to establish paternity may be taken. Once paternity is established, the father is considered the legal/adjudicated father. 3. Legal/adjudicated father A father who has had his paternity legally established is the legal/adjudicated father. A legal/adjudicated father is one who fits one of the following criteria: a. The father's name appears on a birth certificate for a child. b. The father provides a copy of the court adjudication or similar proof of a VPA being filed with another state. 2.2.1.2 Joint Placement When the biological or adoptive parents of a child do not live together and have joint placement arrangements for the child (through a mutually agreed upon arrangement or court order), only one parent can be determined eligible at a time unless there is reasonably equivalent placement. Reasonably equivalent placement means that the child is residing with each parent at least 40% of the time during a month. If the child is not residing with each parent at least 40% of the time, only the parent with the greater percentage of the placement time may apply on behalf of the child or the child and their self as the parent of that child. If only one parent of a child is applying for BadgerCare Plus and that parent is claiming to have placement of the child for at least 40% of the time, this declaration is accepted unless it is questionable. In situations where both parents are applying for BadgerCare Plus separately and each parent claims the child is residing with them, the following information must be considered when determining on which case the child will receive BadgerCare Plus benefits if eligible: 1. If both parents agree that they have a reasonably equivalent placement arrangement and agree on which parent's case they want the child to receive BadgerCare Plus benefits on, the parents can indicate this decision to their agency. 2. If either parent disputes that the placement arrangement is reasonably equivalent, the eligibility worker must determine the monthly percentage of the physical placement based on the court order. If the court order does not show reasonably equivalent placement, the child is considered to be residing with the parent they are physically residing with during the month in question. The other parent may not be considered the caretaker relative of this child when determining that other parent's eligibility for BadgerCare Plus. 3. If the parents cannot agree on which case the child will receive benefits, the child will be issued benefits, if eligible, through the case of the household whose income is at the lower FPL level. In determining eligibility for the parents with equivalent placement, the child is considered to be residing in both of their homes. That means the child will be included in the group size for both cases and the child’s income will also be counted in both cases (see SECTION 2.3 MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME TEST GROUPS and SECTION 2.8 MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME COUNTING RULES). If reasonably equivalent placement exists (as described above) and both parents apply for BadgerCare Plus for the child and the child has access to health insurance where an employer pays 80% or more of the monthly premium in one home but not the other, the child shall remain eligible for BadgerCare Plus