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CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

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CW 82-800 ASSISTANCE UNIT (AU)<br />

CW 82-804.1 - Caretaker What are the caretaker relative<br />

Relative Requirements requirements?<br />

A caretaker relative must be related within the<br />

5 th degree by:<br />

• Blood (biological);<br />

• Marriage; or<br />

• Adoption.<br />

See Household Relationship Screen –<br />

Completion for LEADER procedures.<br />

Is legal guardianship a requirement before a<br />

caretaker relative can apply/receive aid for a<br />

child?<br />

No, a caretaker relative is not required to be the<br />

child’s legal guardian or have formal legal<br />

custody to receive <strong>CalWORKs</strong>.<br />

See Household Relationship Screen –<br />

Completion for LEADER procedures.<br />

CW 82-808.1 - Relationship<br />

<strong>of</strong> a Caretaker Relative<br />

Which biological relatives can apply/receive<br />

aid for an eligible child?<br />

The following biological relatives are related<br />

within the 5 th degree and can apply/receive aid<br />

for an eligible child:<br />

1 st Degree • Parent<br />

2 nd Degree • Grandparent<br />

• Sibling<br />

3 rd Degree • Great-Grandparent<br />

• Uncle or Aunt<br />

• Nephew or Niece<br />

4 th Degree • Great-Great Grandparent<br />

• Great-Uncle or Great-Aunt<br />

• First Cousin<br />

5 th Degree • Great-Great-Great<br />

Grandparent<br />

• Great-Great Uncle or<br />

Great-Great Aunt<br />

• First Cousin’s Children

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