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.