Section 1240-01-47-.18 - RELATIONSHIP REQUIREMENTS(1) To be eligible for Families First, a child must live with a relative (or relatives) within the following degrees of relationship:(a) Father, mother, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece or first cousin once removed. This includes relationships to persons of the preceding generations as denoted by prefixes of grand, great or great-great and those of half-blood;(b) Stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother and stepsister;(c) Legally adoptive parents of the child or of the child's parents, the natural and other legally adopted children of such persons and the blood relatives of such persons as listed in this section at (1) (a) and (b) who is within the 5th degree of relationship to the child for whom Families First is requested. Termination of parental rights does not affect a child's blood relationship to his natural extended family. However, adoption of a child or his/her parent establishes a legal relationship to a new set of relatives-both immediate and extended families. The adopted relatives within specified degrees of relationship and the blood relatives within specified degrees of relationship qualify to receive Families First for an adopted child;(d) Legal spouses of any of the persons named in the three above groups. This applies even though the marriage may have been terminated by death or divorce.(2) In determining whether any of these relationships exist, for the purpose of either granting or denying assistance, only the necessary blood relationship must be established.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1240-01-47-.18
Original rule filed December 2, 1996; effective February 15, 1997.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201 et seq., 71-1-105, Public Acts of 1996, Chapter 950, and 45 CFR 233.90.