Assigned Child Support for the Kinship Care Program

Kinship Care is a program to help support a child who lives outside their home, either temporarily or long-term.

If you are in the Kinship Care Program:

  • All support is assigned to the state
  • A Life of Case Review is done at the end of each month
    • The Life of Case Review compares the total amount of child support paid to the total amount of Kinship Care grants received.
    • If the child support payments paid in a month add up to more than the Kinship Care grants paid, you receive the difference.

Examples:

  • You started kinship care on June 1.
  • In June, you receive a $375. kinship care payment. The child support paid was $200.
  • At the end of June, the life of case review shows that child support paid was less than kinship care payment.
  • You will not receive any child support in June 
  • You started kinship care on June 1
  • In June you receive $375. kinship care payment. The child support paid $400.
  • At the end of June, the life of case review shows that the child support paid was greater than the kinship care payment.
  • You may receive a check for the difference of $25.00.  

If you are interested in more information about Kinship Care for a child you are caring for, contact the Kinship Care Coordinator in your county.

Questions Parents Ask when the child is placed outside the home