Topic: Child Support
The following child support screens are made available for AFS employees: CSML This screen is comparable to the IMS CM or CMM screen. KI1 Use the KI1 screen in IMS. It contains pertinent information regarding child support income being received in the household. CFRRPA Use the CFRRPA screen to determine: the amount of child support […]
A child support referral is completed on all TANF applications when deprivation is based on the absence of one or both parents. Child only cases with an ineligible parent as payee require that child support forms be completed. Examples are alien, fleeing felon, tested positive for substance abuse or receives SSI.
Unearned income – is income that is not in the form of wages, self-employment, or training allowances and for which a person does not put forth physical labor.
Paternity affidavit – is a document that provides parents with a way of formally acknowledging paternity of a child. If parents are married at the time of a child’s birth, the husband is generally legally recognized as the father of the child. However, if the parents are not married paternity needs to be formally recognized […]
Legally-binding child support – means. verified court ordered child support payments paid by a household member to or for a non-household member, including child support and child care support payments made to a third party on behalf of the non-household member.
Joint custody – when parents separate or divorce and share custody of their child, either voluntarily or through a court order. Policy regarding this term is located at: Child Care Subsidy: 340:40-7-1. Categories of eligibility; 340:40-7-6. Household composition and income consideration; 340:40-7-7. Establishing the need factor for child care; 340:40-7-12. Excluded income sources
Deductions – expenses that may be subtracted from gross income vary depending on the program. Policy regarding this term is located at: Child Care Subsidy: 340:40-7-11. Sources of income considered; and 340:40-7-13. Computation of income. LIHEAP 340:20-1-11. Income. SNAP: 340:50-3-2. Interview process; 340:50-3-3. Verification; 340:50-5-29. Homeless households; 340:50-7-29. Income inclusions; 340:50-7-30. Self-employed households; 340:50-7-31. Deductions; […]
Policy Links Regarding Child Support
Assignment of support – is a condition of eligibility for persons applying for TANF when the reason for deprivation is absence. Each applicant or recipient of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) must assign to the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) any child support rights, including cash medical, pending or continuing for any family […]
Absent parent – is the parent who is not living with his or her child. Another term used is a non-custodial parent. Policy regarding an absent parent is located at: SoonerCare (Medicaid)[OE]: 317:35-5-7. Determining categorical relationship to the children and parent and caretaker relative groups 317:35-5-43. Third party resources; insurance, workers’ compensation and Medicare; 317:35-5-44. […]