Documentation/Verification of Specified Relative 400-19-45-15-10
(Revised 6/1/10 ML #3218)
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Living with specified relative
Two factors are considered to comprise this element:
- The degree of relationship, and
- Living with the specified relative.
Document or other record generally available from the client to verify degree of relationship
- Birth Certificate
- Adoption papers
- Baptismal Record
- Marriage Certificate
- Court Order Record
Verification Information from other sources to verify living with the specified relative
- Contact with School System
- Hospital and Clinic Records
- Landlord’s Statement
- Contact with Public Housing Authority
- Court Support Order
- Juvenile Court Records
- Private Social Service Agencies
- Community Organizations
- Church Records
- Head Start Records
- Day Care Center Records
- Vital Records
- Visual Confirmation
- Child Welfare Records
- Records from The Office of Refugee Resettlement
For a school age child, the basic verification to establish "living with the specified relative" is the school record showing address of the child and the relative responsible for the child. For a pre-school child, utilization of verification from other sources will be necessary based on the individual situation.