Indiana § 12-14-1-1.5 Qualifications for eligible dependent child to receive assistance

Indiana Statutes

§ 12-14-1-1.5 — Qualifications for eligible dependent child to receive assistance

Indiana § 12-14-1-1.5

Art. 14FAMILY ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Ch. 1Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; Eligibility

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Ind. Code § 12-14-1-1.5 (2026).

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(a)This section does not apply if the:

(1)dependent child does not have a living parent or legal guardian;

(2)whereabouts of the dependent child's parent or legal guardian are unknown;

(3)dependent child lived apart from the child's parent or legal guardian for a period of at least one (1) year before either:

(A)the birth of the dependent child's child; or

(B)the dependent child's application for TANF;

(4)dependent child provides proof, and the division agrees, that the physical health or safety of the dependent child or a child of the dependent child would be jeopardized if the dependent child or a child of the dependent child resides with the dependent child's parent, legal guardian, or adult relative; or

(5)dependent child is less than eighteen (18) years of age and is not ma

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5. (a) This section does not apply if the:
(1) dependent child does not have a living parent or legal
guardian;
(2) whereabouts of the dependent child's parent or legal guardian
are unknown;
(3) dependent child lived apart from the child's parent or legal
guardian for a period of at least one (1) year before either:
(A) the birth of the dependent child's child; or
(B) the dependent child's application for TANF;
(4) dependent child provides proof, and the division agrees, that
the physical health or safety of the dependent child or a child of
the dependent child would be jeopardized if the dependent child
or a child of the dependent child resides with the dependent
child's parent, legal guardian, or adult relative; or
(5) dependent child is less than eighteen (18) years of age and is
not married, but the dependent child or a child of the dependent
child:
(A) has been alleged or adjudicated a child in need of services
under IC 31-34 (or IC 31-6 before its repeal); or
(B) has been placed under the wardship or guardianship of the
department of child services.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), a dependent child who is
less than eighteen (18) years of age and is:
(1) not married; or
(2) married but not residing with or receiving support from a
spouse;
and meets the income requirements set forth in section 1.7 of this
chapter is entitled to assistance under TANF only if the dependent
child and any children of the dependent child reside with a parent, a
legal guardian, or an adult relative other than a parent or legal guardian
of the dependent child. A legal guardian or an adult relative not listed
in section 1(a)(2)(A) of this chapter must have custody of the child
under a court order.
(c) The assistance for an eligible dependent child and each child of
an eligible dependent child as described in subsection (b) shall be
provided to the dependent child's parent, legal guardian, or other adult
relative based on the eligibility of the parent, legal guardian, or other
adult relative to receive assistance under TANF.
(d) This subsection applies to the parent of:
(1) a dependent child who has never married and who:
(A) has a child; or
(B) is pregnant; and
(2) a dependent child who has never married and is adjudicated
to be the father of a child.
The parent of a dependent child described in subdivision (1) or (2) is
financially responsible for the care of a child of the dependent child
until the dependent child becomes eighteen (18) years of age.