Continued Absence

The following reasons constitute deprivation by continued absence:

1. Divorce
2. Legal Separation
3. Desertion
4. Incarceration
5. Deportation
6. Hospitalization
7. Birth out of wedlock
8. A single parent adoption

The following reasons do not constitute deprivation by continued absence:

1. The parent is voluntarily absent to visit friends or relatives, to seek employment, to maintain a job, to attend school or training, so long as the parent in the home and the absent parent do not regard themselves as separated.
2. The parent is absent solely to serve active military duty.