18.6 Optional Child Support Deduction.

A. Mississippi has taken the state option to provide a deduction rather than an income exclusion for legally obligated child support payments (including payments towards child support arrearages) paid by a household member to a non-household member. B. Alimony payments are not included in the child support deduction. Source: 7 CFR §273.9(d)(5) Revised: March 2022