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the amount in excess of $50 is considered unearned income. (d) A recipient shall repay to the department any overpayment of ATAP benefits resulting from the retention of a child support payment. Keeping more than $50 of the total amount of direct child support payments actually received in one month is considered noncooperation under 7 AAC 45.245. (e) A child support payment made by any means other than cash is not considered income under this section. (f) A child support payment is considered income under this section whether the payment was made voluntarily or involuntarily. (g) The department will report all child support payments to the child support services agency. (h) In this section, “child support payment” means a child support payment that is assigned AS 47.27.040 and under 7 AAC 45.240. (Eff. 8/5/92, Register 123; am 10/1/97, Register 143; am 1/7/2005, Register 173) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.27.005 Editor’s note: As of Register 171 (October 2004), and acting under AS 44.62.125(b)(6) and sec. 12, ch. 107, SLA 2004, the regulations attorney made technical changes to reflect the name change of the child support enforcement agency to the child support services agency made by sec. 1, ch. 107, SLA 2004. 7 AAC 45.405. Corrective payments. The department will not count an ATAP retroactive corrective payment as income. (Eff. 8/5/92, Register 123; am 10/1/97, Register 143; am 1/7/2005, Register 173) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.27.005 AS 47.27.040