207.13 Verification SR 02-03, 04/02 (FAM-A)

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

When to Verify	What to Verify
	The age of each child in an TANF 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.