What if the step-father legally adopts the child?
Then it would be a two-parent family (natural mother and adoptive father in the unit). • Question: If one parent is an SSI recipient and therefore not included in the unit with the natural parent, is it a two-parent family? Answer: No. Since only one parent is included in the unit, it is considered a single parent family. Disabled parent • Question: The unit consists of the child, the childs mother, and the childs father who receives SSA disability benefits. Is this family subject to the two-parent participation requirements of at least 35 hours per week? Answer: No. Since the father meets the States definition of a disabled parent, the family is subject only to the single-parent minimum participation requirements. (His WPST code on WAFM should be 1D Deferred, medically incapacitated.) • Question: The unit consists of two children, their father, and their mother who has been accepted for ARS services and is working at a sheltered workshop. Is this family subject to the two-parent requi
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