ARSD 67:12:01:27. Specific degree of relationship between child and parent or relative

There shall be a specific degree of relationship between a child and a parent or relative in order to be eligible for assistance. This does not include emergency protective or foster care payees. Acceptable degrees of relationship are as follows: (1) Father, mother, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, or niece, including those of half-blood; relatives of the preceding generation denoted by the prefixes of grand, great, or great-great; first cousin once removed; and great-great-great grandparent; (2) Stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, or stepsister; (3) A person who achieves the degree of relationship specified in subdivisions (1) or (2) by the process of legal adoption; and (4) Spouses of any of the relatives specified in subdivisions (1), (2) or (3), even though the marriage is terminated by death or divorce.