# COMAR Title 07 — Department of Human Services

## Subtitle 03 — Family Investment Administration

### Chapter 17 — Food Supplement Program

#### Regulation .35 Child Support Deduction.

*COMAR 07.03.17.35*

A. A household member who has verification of having made legally obligated child support payments to or for an individual living outside the household is allowed a deduction.

B. To be entitled to the deduction, the household member shall:

  (1) Have a legal obligation to pay; and

  (2) Make payments.

C. The child support deduction includes:

  (1) Anticipated payments that the household member will pay during the certification period;

  (2) Third-party payments by the household on behalf of the nonhousehold member in accordance with a support order;

  (3) Legally obligated payments by the household to obtain health insurance for the child; and

  (4) Arrearages if the payments are anticipated to continue during the certification period.

D. Alimony payments to or for a nonhousehold member may not be included as a child support deduction.