The child must be living with a relative who is in one (1) of the following degrees of relationship to the child:

1. (1)

   1. (A) A blood or adoptive relative who is within the fifth degree of kinship.

   2. (B) Such relatives by degree of kinship are as follows:

      1. (i) First degree: parent;
      2. (ii) Second degree: grandparent, sibling;
      3. (iii) Third degree: great-grandparent, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece;
      4. (iv) Fourth degree: great-great-grandparent, great-uncle, great-aunt, first cousin; and
      5. (v) Fifth degree: great-great-great-grandparent, great-great-uncle, great-great-aunt, first cousin once removed, i.e., the child of one’s first cousin.
   3. (C) Half-relationships will be considered the same as full relationships;
2. (2) Stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, stepsister; or

3. (3)

   1. (A) Spouses of any persons named in the above groups.
   2. (B) Such relatives may be considered within the scope of this provision though the marriage is terminated by death or divorce.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: “07/01/97”