Child Support Expense Exclusion
A. A household shall receive an exclusion from income for legally binding child support payments made to or for non-household members. The child support exclusion will be made from the household's total countable gross income and prior to any gross income test to determine eligibility. The court-ordered amount and the most recent amounts that have been paid must be verified by the household. Legally obligated child support paid by a household member under the age of eighteen (18) shall be an allowable exclusion, even if the income of the child is considered exempt under Section 4.405, C. B. If the noncustodial parent makes child support payments to a third party non-household member
(e.g., a landlord, utility company, or health insurance organization) in accordance with the support order, the payment shall be included in the child support exclusion. C. A deduction for amounts paid toward arrearage will be allowed. Alimony payments will not be allowed as an exclusion. D. Households with a history of three (3) or more months of paying child support shall have the support payments averaged taking into account any anticipated changes in the legal obligation and shall use that average as the household's support exclusion. E. For households with less than a three (3) month record, the local office shall estimate the anticipated payments and use that estimate as the household's support exclusion. F. If the household does not report and verify its monthly child support payment or a change in its legal obligation, the child support exclusion shall not be allowed.