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Public assistance shall be granted to any needy child under the age of eighteen (18) years, who, by reason of the death, continued absence from the home, or physical or mental incapacity of a parent, is living with his/her father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, brother, sister, stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, stepsister, uncle or aunt, cousin or cousiness [sic], nephew or niece, in a place of residence maintained as own residence by one or more of them; Provided, That whenever the minor lacks these relatives or whenever the home of these relatives is not considered fit for the child, the Division may grant assistance provided the child is under the custody of an adult of recognized moral solvency who is genuinely interested in the well-being of the child and in condition to provide him/her with a home, under the supervision of this Division. History —May 12, 1943, No. 95, p. 236, § 15; May 7, 1948, No. 106, p. 246, § 1; May 18, 1959, No. 14, p. 71, § 1; June 19, 1969, No. 51, p. 93, § 2.