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would result in an expenditure of approximately $947 per child
($3,789.50 divided by 4 = $947).4 None of these claimed expenses
were substantiated.
Finally, petitioner estimated that petitioners spent
approximately $3,000 for food in 1992. This would have averaged
out to $250 per month ($3,000 divided by 12 = $250). Since four
persons were living in petitioners' home during 5 months of 1992,
the average monthly food expense per person for that 5-month
period would have been $62.50 ($250 divided by 4 persons =
$62.50). Therefore, $312.50 in food expenses would have been
allocable to Dennis for the 5 months that he lived with
petitioners ($62.50 x 5 mos. = $312.50). From the foregoing
figures submitted by petitioner, it can be seen that, at best,
petitioners supplied the following support to their
grandchildren:
Kathy Mark Dennis Tiffany
Misc. expenses $947 $947.00 $947.00 $947
Household 1,431.00 500.00
Food 920.60 312.50
Totals 947 3,298.60 1,759.50 947
Carmen received a total of $10,332 in welfare payments in
1992. She testified that she paid no money to petitioners for
Mark's support.
4 As noted supra, petitioners have conceded that they may
not claim Donna as a dependent.
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