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Department
of Human Services Families
First Online Policy Manual Treatment of Child Support Income |
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22.2 |
CHILD SUPPORT DISTRIBUTION |
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Effective October 1, 1998, the child
support distribution rules changed for individuals who have received AFDC
/Families First cash benefits in the past, but who are not currently
receiving Families First cash benefits.
Prior to October 1, 1998, if an absent parent made child support
payments to a caretaker who had previously received AFDC/Families First cash
benefits and the payments exceeded the current court ordered amount, the
excess amount would be retained by the state to reimburse the AFDC/Families First
benefits. However, effective As of October 1998, child support is distributed to the AU as follows: ·
While the AU
is receiving Families First cash benefits, eligible AUs will receive child
support pass-through payments up to the unmet need. Any child support paid in excess of the
child support pass-through payments is used to reimburse the state and
federal governments for AFDC or Families First payments that the assistance
unit receives or received. ·
When the
AFDC/Families First assistance unit is closed, any current child support paid
will be issued to the caretaker. ·
When the
Families First AU is closed and the absent parent makes any arrears payments
(with one exception), these payments will be sent to the caretaker if the
absent parent owes any child support arrears to the caretaker. However, if the absent parent does not owe
any child support arrears to the caretaker, child support paid in excess of
the current court ordered amount will be retained by the state until the past
or current AFDC/Families First grants have been reimbursed. Exceptions: IRS intercepts child support collections
are always used to reimburse the arrears owed to the state first. |
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