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MISSISSIPPI [ NON - FINANCIAL CRITERIA: CHILD SUPPORT]

Revised 08-01-0610-01-21 - d. Establishing paternity of a TANF child born out of wedlock, which may include genetic testing. e. Appearing as a witness in a court or other hearing necessary for establishing paternity or obtaining support. f. Obtaining support payments or medical assistance for the child or property due the child. g. Turning over to the IV-D Office any child support received by the individual or children after the initiation of a TANF payment. 6. The support collected from the absent parent by IV-D will be considered as income in determining eligibility for TANF, but the collection amount will not be considered as income in determining the amount of TANF grant that the group will receive once eligibility has been established. 7. The support collected in a TANF case will first be used to recover the amount of the IV- A payments. Any current support remaining (excess current) after the TANF recovery occurs, as previously described, will be forwarded to the payee. 8. In addition to the ongoing recovery of current monthly TANF benefits, TANF recovery can also occur for unrecovered assistance payments after the TANF case closes whenever the delinquent support is collected by Federal Tax Offset from the noncustodial parent’s federal income tax refund. The state will retain any unrecovered TANF/AFDC amounts and the former recipient will receive any support arrearage