Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance
Chapter 45 - Alaska Temporary Assistance Program
7 AAC 45.400 - Child support income

(a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, a child support payment made in cash is considered to be income for the purpose of determining eligibility for ATAP benefits and for determining the amount of an ATAP payment when that child support payment is actually received by

(b) Except as provided in (c) of this section, once an individual has been authorized to receive an ATAP payment, any cash child support payment that is actually received by that individual or recipient must be turned over to the child support services agency.

(c) A recipient may keep up to $50 of a child support payment that is received directly by the recipient after the date on which ATAP benefits are authorized by the department. If a recipient keeps more than $50 of the total amount of direct child support payments received in one month, the amount in excess of $50 is considered unearned income.

(d) A recipient shall repay to the department any overpayment of ATAP benefits resulting from the retention of a child support payment. Keeping more than $50 of the total amount of direct child support payments actually received in one month is considered noncooperation under 7 AAC 45.245.

(e) A child support payment made by any means other than cash is not considered income under this section.

(f) A child support payment is considered income under this section whether the payment was made voluntarily or involuntarily.

(g) The department will report all child support payments to the child support services agency.

(h) In this section, "child support payment" means a child support payment that is assigned AS 47.27.040 and under 7 AAC 45.240.