Library: Policy

OKDHS:10-1-22. Definition of 'living with a relative'

Issued 4-1-98

     "Living with" a relative means the existence of a relationship involving an accepted responsibility on the part of a relative for the child's welfare. It includes the sharing of a common household and the presence of the relative and the child in the residence maintained by the relative. Temporary absence from the home of either relative or child does not affect eligibility for AFDC provided the absent member of the household has not established another abode of a permanent nature and the reasons for absence indicate that it is of a temporary nature. The exercise of parental control and guidance by the relative rather than the physical presence of the relative or the child in the home is the important factor to be considered.