Child Support Calculator Payment Recommendations

Recommendations regarding Child Support Payments

Income – Unearned Income Checklist

Key Points in Reviewing Unearned Income

Child Support – KI1

The KI1 is an inquiry screen of Child Support warrants and shows five years of child support warrant history. The screen will be blank if no payments have been mailed out on the case. NOTE: Beginning 4-1-07 payments were issued using the Master Card. This screen is used for applications and reviews for all programs […]

Child Support – Reviewing Child Support Screens

Child Support screens are frequently used to review information and income when determining eligibility for AFS programs. Here are some valuable tips on what to look for on child support screens and how the information relates to different programs in AFS. For all programs – applications and reviews: ACES scan or PY search on each […]

Legally-Binding Child Support

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.

Best Practices

Keep these key ideas in mind as you use IMS.

Child Support Income Calculation

How to calculate child support income from the KI1 screen Child support income is calculated based on how often it is received. If received bi-weekly, convert using 2.15; if received weekly, convert by using 4.3; if received at irregular intervals that make it difficult to determine, average using at least a full month’s income or […]