<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fb000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:01:66"><span class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0-000000">67:12:01:66</span></a><span class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0-000001">.  Cooperation of caretaker relative as condition of eligibility.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0"> Applicants for, or recipients of, </span><span class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0">Aid to Families With Dependent Children</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0"> shall cooperate with the department in identifying and locating the absent parent or parents</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0"> of</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0">, obtaining </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0">child </span><span class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0">support payments</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0"> for</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0">, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0">or </span><span class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0">establishing paternity</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0"> of a dependent child</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0">, or obtaining any other payments or resources legally due </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0">to the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0">applicants or recipients. Refusal by the caretaker relative to comply with this requirement renders the caretaker relative ineligible for assistance. However, the children are eligible to receive assistance payments under a protective payee arrangement as defined in chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:10:07"><span class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0-000002">67:1</span><span class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0-000002">0</span><span class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0-000002">:0</span><span class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0-000002">7</span></a><span class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fb000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0">    </span><span class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0"> 2 SDR 2, effective July 16, 1975; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981</span><span class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0">; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0">    </span><span class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0-000002">28-</span><span class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0-000002">6-1</span></a><span class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0">    </span><span class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0-000002">28-</span><span class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0-000002">6-1</span></a><span class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33002e79-c179-4018-95b4-ef4a0a5546fb000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>