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Combined Manual

Combined Manual


FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, PEOPLE NOT IN HOME

ISSUE DATE: 03/2026

As a condition of receiving assistance, clients must cooperate in trying to get support from financially responsible people not in the home. Do not withhold any part of a client's benefits because financially responsible people refuse to contribute.


MFIP:
Non-custodial parents, some parents of unemancipated minor caregivers, and some sponsors of immigrants are financially responsible to contribute to the unit.

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Refer non-custodial parents of minor children to the county agency IV-D unit. The IV-D unit will determine, together with existing court orders, the amount of support the non-custodial parents must contribute.

NOTE: Married parents who are currently serving in the military away from home are considered to be custodial parents. Do not refer to IV-D when there is no breakdown in the marital relationship. See TEMP Manual TE02.10.90 (Military Families Receiving FS, MFIP) for MAXIS workarounds.

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The county agency IV-A section computes the contribution amount for an unemancipated minor caregiver’s parents who do not live with the child, according to the instructions in 0025.30.03 (Contributions From Parents Not in Home). (This provision does not apply to minor caregivers' parents who receive MFIP, SSI, MA, MSA, or GA, unless there is an existing court order for support.). Notify the parent to send the payment to the minor caregiver or to the county agency. See 0026.24 (Notice of Relative Contribution). Contributions the minor caregiver receives are unearned income.

If IV-D action had already been brought against a non-custodial parent of a minor caregiver, IV-D must continue action to enforce support and obtain recovery.

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To determine if a sponsor must contribute to the unit, see 0031.33 (Sponsor Deeming).



SNAP:
Sponsors of some immigrants must contribute to the sponsored person. To determine if and how much sponsors must contribute, see 0031.33 (Sponsor Deeming).


MSA:
Follow SNAP.


GA:
Follow MFIP with the following EXCEPTION: Although sponsors of immigrants who do not live with the immigrant are financially responsible for the person, count only income and assets they actually contribute to the immigrant's household for sponsors who executed the I-134 (Affidavit of Support). See 0031.33 (Sponsor Deeming) and 0025.30.03 (Contributions From Parents Not in Home).

HSP:
No provisions.

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PREVIOUS REVISIONS

DateNotes
05/2024 Deletes links to 0011.03, 0015.48, 0015.48.03, 0015.48.06, 0016.21, 0016.21.03 and replace throughout with 0031.33 (Sponsor Deeming).
08/2016 updates section due to Legislative changes for Program Unification/Claims.
12/2014 Removed WB.  This program was suspended 12/1/14.
04/2014 update cross-references to 0016.21.03 (Income of Sponsors of LPRs With I-864) due to section title change. No policy was changed.

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