208.043. Aid to dependent children living with legal guardian who is not an eligible relative, when granted. - Missouri Statutes

Aid to dependent children living with legal guardian who is not aneligible relative, when granted.

208.043. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section208.040, aid to dependent children benefits shall be granted onbehalf of a needy child and may be granted to a needy eligiblelegal guardian caring for a needy dependent child who:

(1) Has been deprived of parental support or care by reasonof the death, continued absence from the home, or physical ormental incapacity of a parent;

(2) Is living with a legal guardian;

(3) Is under the age of eighteen; and

(4) Is not eligible for aid to dependent children benefitsunder section 208.040 because the child is not living with aspecified relative.

2. The amount of the monthly public assistance benefitpayable hereunder shall be determined by the standards set forthin section 208.150.

(L. 1973 S.B. 159)