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Can a parent meet the in-care requirements while temporarily separated from a child?

Excerpted from "Social Security Handbook". See the up-to-date, official Social Security Handbook at ssa.gov.

316. Can a parent meet the in-care requirements while temporarily separated from a child?

You can still meet the in-care requirements (see §312) during a temporary separation if:

  1. The child was in care when you were living together;

  2. The child normally lives with you; and

  3. None of the factors in §315 exists.

Last Revised: Feb. 4, 2008


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