Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 647 - APPLICATION PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS
Subchapter 2 - SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Section 17-647-12 - Individuals to be included in application for AFDC program
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 17-647-12
Current through November, 2024
(a) For AFDC only, in order for the family to be eligible, an application with respect to a dependent child shall also include, if living in the same household and otherwise eligible for assistance:
(1) Any natural, adoptive or hanai parent,
except as specified in subsection (b); and
(2) Any blood-related, adoptive or hanai
brother or sister except that the needs and income of disqualified alien
siblings, pursuant to chapter 17-655, are not considered in determining the
eligibility and payment for an otherwise eligible dependent child and as
specified in subsection (b).
(b) In situations where the state has obtained legal custody of a child and has placed that child under the care and supervision of a person other than the parent, the following shall apply:
(1) The parental relationship shall not be
recognized for the purpose of determining the AFDC household composition, even
if the natural, adoptive or hanai parent is living in the same household;
and
(2) The sibling relationship
shall not be recognized if the natural, adoptive or hanai parent is living in
the same household and has other children or stepchildren living there for whom
the state has not obtained legal custody,
(c) In situations where an adopted child is living with both the adoptive parent and a natural or hanai parent the following shall apply:
(1) The natural or
hanai parent relationship shall not be recognized for the purpose of
determining the AFDC household composition; and
(2) The sibling relationship shall not be
recognized if the natural or hanai parent has other children or stepchildren
living in the household who have not been adopted.
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