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Posted by Alan on March 3, 2008, 11:03 pm
Please log in for more thread options Seth wrote:
>> netvoy wrote:
>>> How can you determine support for an incarcerated person? Does the
>>> goverment provide support? Situation: on a possible claim of head of
>>> household (a brother) paying house mortgage for inmate; can it be said
>>> that incarcerated is a dependent of his (meeting the unmarried
>>> status) on the relationship alone? Is it necessary to meet a support
>>> test; if so how do you determine financial figures on this?
>>> Is incarceration even if release date unknown a temporary absence?
>>>
>> The inmate would have had to live with his brother for more than
>> six months and would have to be a dependent of his brother. As
>> the government is providing all of his support, he could not be a
>> dependent.
>
> If he was incarcerated starting in the second half of the year, it's
> quite possible he lived with his brother more than half the year, and
> his brother provided more than half his support. (How would you
> calculate the amount the government paid for his support, anyway?)
>
> Seth
>
You would use the fair rental value of a shared cell plus the
state's cost of meals, clothing, education, medical and dental
services, entertainment and security services. (:D
In reality, most states publish their cost per inmate. I don't
have it handy, but it all goes into a federal database that is
made public.
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