1600.2.4 Alimony Payments

Count as unearned income any alimony payments (court-ordered or voluntary) received from someone outside the household, excluding any fees withheld. Voluntary support payments are payments that are not legally ordered. They include payments made over and above the court-ordered amount. See Costs Withheld From Unearned Income .

Exclude voluntary support payments that are paid to a third party for a household expense. These are vendor payments and are not legally obligated to the household.