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<br />Head of household means the adult member of the family who is considered the head for <br />purposes of determining income eligibility and rent. The head of household is responsible for <br />ensuring that the family fulfills all of its responsibilities under the program, alone or in <br />conjunction with a co-head or spouse. <br />SAHA Policy <br /> <br />The family may designate any qualified family member as the head of household. <br />The head of household must have the legal capacity to enter into a lease under state and <br />local law. A minor who is emancipated under state law may be designated as head of <br />household. <br />3-I.E. SPOUSE, COHEAD, AND OTHER ADULT <br />A family may have a spouse or co-head, but not both \[HUD-50058 IB, p. 13\]. <br />Spouse means the marriage partner of the head of household. <br /> SAHA Policy <br /> <br />A marriage partner includes the partner in a "common law" marriage as defined in state <br />are not marriage partners. A minor who is emancipated under state law may be <br />designated as a spouse. <br />A co-head is an individual in the household who is equally responsible with the head of <br />household for ensuring that the family fulfills all of its responsibilities under the program, but <br />who is not a spouse. A family can have only one co-head. <br />SAHA Policy <br /> <br />Minors who are emancipated under state law may be designated as a co-head. <br />Other adult means a family member, other than the head, spouse, or co-head, who is 18 years of <br />age or older. Foster adults and live-in aides are not considered other adults. <br />3-I.F. DEPENDENT \[24 CFR 5.603\] <br />A dependent is a family member who is under 18 years of age or a person of any age who is a <br />person with a disability or a full-time student, except that the following persons can never be <br />dependents: the head of household, spouse, co-head, foster children/adults and live-in aides. <br />Identifying each dependent in the family is important because each dependent qualifies the <br />family for a deduction from annual income as described in Chapter 6. <br />Joint Custody of Dependents <br /> SAHA Policy <br /> <br />Dependents that are subject to a joint custody arrangement will be considered a member <br />of the family, if they live with the applicant or participant family 50 percent or more of <br />the time. <br />When more than one applicant or participant family is claiming the same dependents as <br />family members, the family with primary custody at the time of the initial examination or <br />reexamination will be able to claim the dependents. If there is a dispute about which <br />Page 3-4 <br /> <br />04/01/14 <br /> <br />