Property Verifications

Verify all personal and real property, whether excluded or countable, prior to payment.

Property Acceptable Verification

Checking/Savings/Credit Union Accounts

Time Deposits/Certificate of Deposits (CDs)
  • Bank statement 
  • Release of Information - Financial Institution (CW 60) if verification is questionable or not supplied by the client.
Stocks, Bonds, Commodities
  • Purchase contract, stock certificate, U.S. Bonds
  • Current newspaper quote
  • Stockbroker’s current estimate and document answer.
Trust Deeds
  • View original papers. Get the current statement from the trustor (manager of the fund).
Nonrecurring Lump Sums
  • Award Letter - Actual payment check. Inquiry to original source of payment.
Inaccessible Property
  • Verify cash value and inaccessibility of the property.
Uniform Gift to Minors
  • Secure a statement from the person who opened the account concerning the funds and the availability of the funds to meet the child’s needs.
Vehicles
  • Self-Certification Form for Motor Vehicles - CalWORKs (CW 80). Refer to Vehicles.
Real Property
  • Copy of current county tax statement
  • Copy of documents showing encumbrances, such as payment books, payment receipts, notes, mortgages, etc.
  • Receipts for expenses on rental property.

Income Potential

The EW must review the client's resources to determine income potential and all of the following:

  1. The regularity of receipt,
  2. The gross or net amount, as appropriate,
  3. The client's share, and
  4. Whether the income is excluded or exempt, in whole or in part.

Related Topics

Property Limit

AU Determination of Property

Availability and Inaccessibility

Inaccessible Property

Conversion of Property

Transfer of Property