R512-308-5. Relative Qualifying Factors  


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  •   (1) In addition to general qualifying factors found in R512-308-3, all of the following factors apply for relatives to seek legal guardianship:

      (a) The child's prospective guardian is a relative to the child who meets the relationship requirements of the Department of Workforce Services Specified Relative Program, as outlined in R986-200-214, which currently includes:

      (i) Grandparents;

      (ii) Brothers and sisters;

      (iii) Stepbrothers and stepsisters;

      (iv) Aunts and uncles;

      (v) First cousins;

      (vi) First cousins once removed;

      (vii) Nephews and nieces;

      (viii) People of prior generations as designated by the prefix grand, great, great-great, or great-great-great;

      (ix) Brothers and sisters by legal adoption;

      (x) The spouse of any person listed above;

      (xi) The former spouse of any person listed above;

      (xii) Individuals who can prove they met one of the above-mentioned relationships via a blood relationship even though the legal relationship has been terminated;

      (xiii) Former stepparents;

      (xiv) A Native American adult who has a Native American child placed in or living in that adult's home, and both the child and the adult are members of, or eligible for membership in, a federally-recognized tribe; and

      (xv) An adult of the same ethnicity, culture, country of origin, religion, language, and/or nationality as the refugee/asylee child in his or her care.

      (b) The child's needs may be met without continued Child and Family Services funding.