207.13 Verification (FAM)

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Children for whom there is no verification may not receive financial *assistance. Make verifications according to the chart below.

When to Verify	What to Verify
	The age of each child in a FANF assistance group	The relationship of each child to the specified relative	Child lives with a specified relative
At the initial determination of eligibility	X	X	X
Whenever the child is added to the assistance group	X	X	X
When new evidence makes age doubtful	X
When the specified relative changes		X	X
When the relationship is doubtful		X
At redeterminations			X
When new evidence makes "living with" status doubtful			X

Examples of Acceptable Proofs of Age:

• copy of birth or baptismal certificate;

• school records with date of birth;

• hospital birth records;

• adoption papers;

• naturalization papers;

• third-party statement (e.g., statement from physician, school, etc.);

• immunization records; or

• an entry in the family Bible.