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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI INCOME SOURCES 07/19 CHAPTER I, PAGE 23

and $25 to pay for an arrearage. The mother keeps the child support arrearage payment of $25, and gives her son his current $75 child support payment. The arrearage payment is unearned income to the mother. The current child support payment is unearned income to the adult child. 18.3. One Payment Is Made For Two or More Individuals Apply the following procedures when a single support payment (e.g., one check) is made for two or more persons. • Review the legal document that describes the support payments. If the legal document states the amount of each person’s share, divide the payment according to the terms of the document. If the legal document does not indicate the amount of each person’s share, divide the payment equally. • If no legal document exists, contact the source of the payment to establish intent and allocate the support payment according to that intent. • If contact with the source is not successful, accept the individual’s signed allegation about who the support is for and how the support should be allocated. If the individual cannot tell you how the support payment should be allocated, divide the payment equally among the intended recipients. 18.4. Verification Verify the amount and frequency of child support payments. Evidence includes: • Court records; • Records of the agency through which the payments are made; • Official documents in the individual’s possession (e.g., legal documents) that establish the amount and frequency of the support; • Report of contact with the source of the payment containing the amount and frequency of the support. If none of the above evidence is available, accept the individual’s signed allegation over a penalty clause.