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Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 6-22 <br />Alimony and Child Support <br />SAHA Policy <br />SAHA will count all regular payments of alimony or child support awarded as part of a <br />divorce or separation agreement unless the family certifies and SAHA verifies that the <br />payments are not being made. <br />In order to verify that payments are not being made, SAHA will review child support <br />payments over the last three months. If no payments have been made in the past three <br />months and there are no lump sums, SAHA will not include alimony or child support in <br />annual income. <br />If payments are being made regularly, SAHA will use the amount received during <br />the last 12 months (excluding any lump sums received). If payments have been <br />made for a period less than 12 months, SAHA will average all payments that have <br />been made. <br />At new admission or interim recertification, if any lump sum payments were <br />made in the past 12 months, SAHA will determine the likelihood of the family <br />receiving another similar payment within the next 12 months before deciding <br />whether or not this amount will be included in the calculation of annual income. <br />If SAHA determines and can appropriately verify that the family in all <br />likelihood will not receive a similar payment, then the amount will not be <br />considered when projecting annual income. <br />If SAHA determines that it is likely that the family will receive a similar <br />payment and can appropriately verify it, the amount will be included when <br />projecting annual income. <br />EXHIBIT 1