Okla. Stat. tit. 56, § 56-230.60
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Disclosure of persons responsible for child support as
Official statutory text
precondition to TANF benefits.
A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any applicant
who makes application with the Department of Human Services for
benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
program, in order to be eligible for such assistance, shall provide
the name of the person or persons alleged to be legally responsible
for the support of a child, and if known, the address and employer
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 56. Poor Persons Page 107
of the person or persons alleged to be legally responsible for the
support of such child prior to receipt of any such assistance.
B. 1. If the specific person or persons legally responsible
for the support of the child are unknown, the applicant for the TANF
program shall submit with the application a list of names of persons
alleged to be responsible for the support of the child to the
Department of Human Services.
2. If the applicant does not provide the Department with the
identity of the person or persons alleged to be legally responsible
for the support of the child, the applicant shall be ineligible to
continue to receive such assistance unless the Department determines
that the applicant or recipient or a child of the applicant or
recipient would more likely than not be subject to abuse for
identifying the person or persons alleged to be responsible for the
support of the child.
3. The Commission shall promulgate rules which will standardize
the decision process for determining eligibility pursuant to this
paragraph.
C. The Department shall determine the father for each minor
child for whom benefits are received under the TANF program.
A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any applicant
who makes application with the Department of Human Services for
benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
program, in order to be eligible for such assistance, shall provide
the name of the person or persons alleged to be legally responsible
for the support of a child, and if known, the address and employer
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 56. Poor Persons Page 107
of the person or persons alleged to be legally responsible for the
support of such child prior to receipt of any such assistance.
B. 1. If the specific person or persons legally responsible
for the support of the child are unknown, the applicant for the TANF
program shall submit with the application a list of names of persons
alleged to be responsible for the support of the child to the
Department of Human Services.
2. If the applicant does not provide the Department with the
identity of the person or persons alleged to be legally responsible
for the support of the child, the applicant shall be ineligible to
continue to receive such assistance unless the Department determines
that the applicant or recipient or a child of the applicant or
recipient would more likely than not be subject to abuse for
identifying the person or persons alleged to be responsible for the
support of the child.
3. The Commission shall promulgate rules which will standardize
the decision process for determining eligibility pursuant to this
paragraph.
C. The Department shall determine the father for each minor
child for whom benefits are received under the TANF program.
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