Section 4-205.23 - Obligations of custodial relatives other than parents(a) When a relative applies for TANF in behalf of a child who is living in such relative's home and the child's parents are maintaining a home elsewhere, the Mayor shall determine whether the child is in fact deprived of parental care and support.(b) When parents are unwilling to accept the responsibility for the support of their children, a relative with whom a child is living shall be encouraged to cooperate with appropriate law enforcement officials charged with the responsibility for pursuing public remedies against the parents who are not contributing toward the support of their family; provided, that the failure of such relative to so cooperate with law enforcement officials shall have no effect on eligibility for assistance under this program.Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 523, 29 DCR 1060; Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-241, § 2(z), 46 DCR 905.