OPINION
ALARID, Judge.
{1} This case presents the issue of whether a disabled parent is entitled to a mandatory credit against his child support obligation based upon federal social security benefits paid directly to the child as the dependent of a disabled wage-earner. For the reasons set forth below, we hold that the decision to award such a credit is discretionary, subject to the requirements of NMSA 1978, § 40-4-11.2 (1989). Because the trial...
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