CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

payee. Both the adult and the minor parent must
sign the CA/CW 25A before eligibility is
established. The following action is taken when:
The minor parent refuses/fails to cooperate in
obtaining the CA/CW 25A, the minor parent is
ineligible and aid is denied/discontinued.
The adult refuses to be the payee, the minor
parent may be the payee.
It is determined to be in the best interest of the
minor parent and the minor parent’s child(ren),
the minor may be the payee instead of the adult
living in the home.
When a minor parent cannot live with his/her
parent, what action is taken?
The following case scenarios will assist the EW
when a minor parent cannot live with his/her
parents:
EXAMPLES
Example 1
A minor parent has been living with a friend for
three months because her parent forced her out of
the home. The friend has told her that she needs
to move out by the end of the month. The minor
has been unable to obtain a statement from her
parent to confirm that he/she cannot return to the
parent’s home, is the minor exempt?
The EW must attempt a collateral call to the
minor’s parent to confirm that she is not allowed to
return to the home. In this scenario, the EW
discovers that the minor ran away from home and
refuses to return. The parent is willing to allow the
minor and the minor’s child to return to the home.
The minor parent indicates that she fears for her
safety and the safety of her child if she returns to
her parent’s home. DCFS determines that there
would be no risk to either the minor parent or to the
minor parent’s child. The minor meets no other
criteria for an exemption. The minor refuses to
return. In this case scenario, the minor parent and
the minor’s child are not eligible to aid.