2010-05

South Carolina Court Administration

South Carolina Supreme Court
Columbia, South Carolina

ROSALYN W. FRIERSON
DIRECTOR

 

 

1015 SUMTER STREET, SUITE 200
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA  29201
TELEPHONE:  (803) 734-1800
FAX:  (803) 734-1355

MEMORANDUM

TO: Magistrates and Municipal Judges

FROM: Robert L. McCurdy, Assistant Director
RE: Notice Regarding the 2010 Federal Poverty Guidelines Extension
DATE: August 6, 2010

The United States Department of Health and Human Services has published an update regarding the 2010 Federal Poverty Guidelines, which are used to determine indigency in the Circuit and Family Courts.  Please note that the poverty guideline figures for the remainder of the year are the same as the 2009 poverty guideline figures. The figures listed below may be found in the Vol. 75, No. 148, August 3, 2010, pp. 45628–45629, and they are also available on the internet at http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/10poverty.shtml.

The 2010 Poverty Guidelines for the
48 Contiguous States and the District of Columbia

Persons in family

Poverty guideline

1

$10,830

2

14,570

3

18,310

4

22,050

5

25,790

6

29,530

7

33,270

8

37,010

For families with more than 8 persons, add $3,740 for each additional person.