Instructions For Form Ldss-4882a - Information For An Additional Child (Page 2 of 6) in pdf

• Location of the noncustodial parent or putative father, including obtaining information about addresses,

employment, other sources of income and assets, and health care coverage.

• Assistance to establish paternity (legal fatherhood) for a child born to unmarried parents by voluntary

acknowledgment of paternity or by filing a petition with the court.

• Assistance with filing court petitions to establish and modify an order of support according to the New York State

child support guidelines, including obtaining health insurance benefits, if available, from either parent.

• Assistance in making an order of support payable to the Support Collection Unit.

• Collection and distribution of support payments. This may include collection and distribution of child support;

child and spousal support; educational expenses; child care expenses; and cash medical support, if any of these are

included in the order of support made payable through the Support Collection Unit.

• Enforcement of support obligations using all available administrative remedies including, but not limited to:

income withholding from employment, benefits, or other income; interception of federal and New York State tax

refunds; seizure of assets; credit reporting of support debt; suspension of the noncustodial parent’s New York State

driving privileges; and referral to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance for collection. Court

ordered health insurance benefits are also enforced by the Child Support Enforcement Unit.

• Filing and prosecuting violation petitions to enforce an order of support through court when administrative

remedies are unsuccessful.

• Legal services (optional to the applicant) upon signing a Right to Recovery Agreement for Legal Services (LDSS-

4920) for court proceedings. Costs will be recovered for legal services.

• Child support services listed above where parents live in other counties, states, or countries.

• Continuation of child support services listed above when a family is no longer eligible for Temporary Assistance,

Medicaid, or foster care.

• New York State Child Support Website: childsupport.ny.gov

• New York State Child Support Customer Service Helpline at 888-208-4485.

INFORMATION ABOUT BASIC CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS

The Child Support Enforcement Unit can help you establish or modify a child support order based on New York

State’s child support guidelines. The basic child support obligation (BCSO) includes a percentage-based obligation, a

provision for health insurance coverage and/or cash medical support, child care expenses, and educational expenses

for the child, if determined by the court (refer to Family Court Act Section 413).

Percentage-Based Obligation: The base calculation paid by the noncustodial parent is determined using a fixed

percentage of combined parental income, based on the number of children involved.

1 child……………….17%

Example:

2 children……………25%

The noncustodial parent’s pro rata share of income available

3 children……………29%

for support is $25,000. For one child, application of the guidelines

4 children……………31%

percentage yields an annual percentage-based obligation of $4,250

5 or more……at least 35%

(i.e., 17% of $25,000).

The percentage guideline is applied to combined parental income up to $136,000 (minus Medicare, Social Security,

New York City or Yonkers tax, certain unreimbursed employee business expenses, certain alimony or maintenance

paid or to be paid, and certain child support actually paid). “Income” means such income as reported on the federal

income tax return and, to the extent not reported on the tax return, workers’ compensation benefits, disability

payments, unemployment benefits, social security benefits, veteran’s benefits, pensions and other forms of income.

Above $136,000 (which will increase in 2014 and every two years thereafter with changes in the Consumer Price

Index for All Urban Consumers) the court determines whether or not to use the percentage guidelines. The court may

deviate from the percentage-based obligation based on the factors set forth in Family Court Act Section 413(1)(f).

Low Income Obligation: When the noncustodial parent’s income is determined by the court to be at or below the

federal poverty level for a single person, the presumptive support amount is $25 per month. When income is at or

below the self-support reserve (135% of the federal poverty level), but above the federal poverty level, the

presumptive support amount is $50 per month.

childsupport.ny.gov

Instructions For Form Ldss-4882a - Information For An Additional Child Page 2

Related Articles

Related forms

Related Categories