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B. Absent Spouse of the Caretaker who is a Relative Other Than Parent of Eligible Children - Determine if the absent spouse of such caretaker is paying support and/or alimony and the amount contributed. If the amount being paid, when added to other countable income of the caretaker, equals or exceeds that individual's needs, the caretaker will be excluded in determining the amount of assistance payment. If the amount is insufficient when considered as above, the caretaker will be eligible to be included in the assistance unit. Support/Alimony received by the caretaker must then be combined with gross support being received from the absent parent of the eligible children. (See Section 305.4.E.2 regarding the calculation of the initial payment(s)). Future support/alimony payments received after case approval must be paid to the Division of Child Support Enforcement and this income will be disregarded. The amount of assistance payment will be computed based on total needs minus countable income, up to the maximum reimbursable amount. (Refer to 302.2.) If the caretaker is receiving alimony only, (support not commingled with child support) this is to be retained by the assistance unit and counted as income to the unit. The $100 disregard is not applicable.

C. Absent Spouse of the Parent of the Eligible Children - Support or alimony paid to an eligible child's parent in the assistance unit (this parent must be in the assistance unit unless one of the criteria in 302.6.D. exists) must be considered as income to the unit. Combine the support/alimony of the eligible child's parent with support received from the absent parent of the child. The first $100 of total gross support received by the parent and eligible child(ren) will be disregarded in determining eligibility. If the net amount being received, when added to other countable income, equals or exceeds the appropriate standard of assistance, eligibility does not exist. (See Section 305.4.E.2 regarding the calculation of the initial month's payment(s)). If the amount is insufficient when considered as above, future payments received after case approval must be paid to Division of Child Support Enforcement and will be disregarded in determining the amount of the assistance payment. If the caretaker is receiving alimony only (support not commingled with child support) this is to be retained by the assistance unit and counted as income to the unit. The $100 disregard is not applicable.

D. Putative Father Absent from the Home - Cash contributions from a putative father, less the first $100, will be counted as income against the TANF payment, in the amount received by the assistance unit, until these contributions are redirected to the Division of Child Support Enforcement. (See 305.4.E.3. for treatment of cash contributions from putative fathers.) Once the contribution is redirected, the amount of the assistance payment will be computed based on the standard of assistance for the unit minus other countable income, up to the maximum reimbursable payment.

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