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DIVISION OF WELFARE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES Child Care Policy Manual • There is a court order which specifies the monthly garnishment payment will never go over a specified amount per month. Example: Court ordered amount is $500/month with arrears of $50/month. The history verifies two payments made in the month of $275 each. Budget $550 and do not factor the income. • A review of the child support history (6 to 12 calendar months) determines the support payments are irregular in amount and/or frequency, an average is the best available method for determining the best estimate of anticipated monthly income. Example: Case is processed on 07/15; payment received on 05/04 of $150, 05/16 of $75, 6/10 of $62.12, and 06/27 of $130. Amounts would be added together and divided by 2 (no factoring) for a monthly child support amount of $208.56. • The NCP provides a statement that he gives the customer a specific amount twice a month. Example: $50 twice a month from NCP - $50 x 2 = $100.00 Do factor child support income if: • The applicant receives regular weekly or bi-weekly payments. A court order will sometimes allow the obligation to be annualized and garnished every payday. Example: The applicant receives $130 every 2 weeks from NCP - $130 x 2.15 = $279.50 • The applicant regularly receives money above the monthly child support obligation. Example: The child support order specified $200/month child support and $10/month in arrearages. The applicant has a long history of receiving $60/week. CSEP is applying the extra child support obligation received to the arrearages and forwarding the monies to the applicant. In this case, factoring is the best method to determine a monthly amount. Refer to MS 311 for information on factoring income to determine a monthly amount. Prudent worker judgment must be practiced when evaluating child support income; therefore, the reasoning behind the decision of how a best estimate or projection of income was determined must be documented in the computer system. If court documents verify the NCP is required to pay monthly support, however the applicant and the NCP have a mutual agreement that the applicant will accept a specified amount to cover a specified time period, divide the amount received by the monthly obligation and use this amount as a monthly amount for the number of months it would cover if the NPC were paying the obligated amount monthly. Example: NCP’s monthly child support obligation is $400 per month and applicant has agreed to accept $4500 in April to cover the next 12 months. $4500 divided by 12 equals $375 per month to be budgeted for 12 months. 306.6.5 Newly Established Child Support Payments When verification of a newly established court order for child support is received do not include the child support income until one calendar month of payment history can be verified. The case manager is responsible for follow-up within 45 days of the case approval or date the change is reported for an ongoing case. The case manager should verify all factors of eligibility, including child support. If child support information is not available in the NV Kids System, an RFI should be sent to the customer for status of child support payments. 306.7 Contractual Earnings Earned - Count A contract that applies to the terms of a work agreement, with the specific terms and conditions under which a person consents to perform certain duties as directed and controlled by an employer in return 300- Income and Assets [11] MTL 01/24 July 1, 2024