Instructions For Form Ldss-4882a - Information For An Additional Child (Page 5 of 6) in pdf

In foster care cases, the foster care worker will determine the appropriateness of making a referral to the Child

Support Enforcement Unit. The referral is legally prohibited under specific circumstances, including situations where

the health, safety or welfare of the child or other children in the home will be adversely affected.

SAFEGUARDING AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

The Child Support Enforcement Unit is required to safeguard the privacy, integrity, access to, and use of your

personal information. This includes data obtained for a child support case that is kept in the child support program’s

computer system. Any information given by you can be released

only to authorized persons for those reasons

authorized by law

Use of Social Security Numbers: Disclosure of the Social Security numbers of the custodial parent, noncustodial

parent, putative father, and child are required by federal law (42 USC 666). The Child Support Enforcement Unit

will use Social Security numbers only for the purpose of locating parents, establishing paternity, and/or establishing,

modifying, and enforcing an order of support; for the administration of certain public benefit programs; or as

otherwise permitted by law. In addition, these Social Security numbers will be subject to verification through the

Social Security Administration.

DISTRIBUTION POLICY

Support payments are distributed according to federal and New York State distribution rules. The distribution of

support payments is based on the payment receipt date and as follows:

• If the custodial parent is receiving

Temporary Assistance, child support collections received will be paid to the

State and to the social services district for reimbursement of up to the total amount of Temporary Assistance that

has been paid to the custodial parent. The custodial parent will be paid a child support “pass-through” from the

current support collected each month in addition to the Temporary Assistance. The pass-through is an amount up to

$100 per month of current support collected or up to the current support obligation amount, whichever is less, for

any household with one individual under the age of 21 active on the Temporary Assistance case. The pass-through

paid to the family increases to up to $200 per month of current support collected or up to the current support

obligation amount, whichever is less, for Temporary Assistance families with two or more individuals under the

age of 21 active on the Temporary Assistance case. The custodial parent will be paid any support collected after the

total Temporary Assistance paid to the custodial parent has been reimbursed.

• If the custodial parent

formerly received

Temporary Assistance, child support collections received will first be

used to pay current support to the custodial parent followed by payments for support arrears/past due support owed

to the custodial parent and then to support arrears/past due support due to the social services district for

reimbursement of past assistance granted. However, collections received from federal tax refund offset will first be

paid to satisfy any support arrears/past due support due the social services district for reimbursement of past

assistance granted and then to support arrears/past due support owed to the custodial parent. The custodial parent

will be paid any support collected after the total Temporary Assistance paid to the custodial parent has been

reimbursed.

• If the custodial parent

has never received

Temporary Assistance, the custodial parent will receive all support

that is collected and due, with the exception of the annual service fee and the recovery of costs for legal services, if

applicable.

• If the custodial parent

is in receipt

of Medicaid, medical support payments will be paid to the State and to the

social services district for reimbursement of up to the total amount of Medicaid that has been paid to a provider.

• If the child

is in receipt

of foster care, support collected will be paid to the social services district. Any support

collected exceeding the foster care maintenance payments will be paid to the social services district supervising the

child’s placement and foster care to use in the manner it determines will serve the child’s best interests.

SECTION 4 – LEGAL SERVICES AND COST RECOVERY

LEGAL SERVICES

If your child does not receive Temporary Assistance or Medicaid, or your child is not in foster care, you may request

legal services to establish paternity or to establish, modify, or enforce a child support order. Please note that the

services of an attorney are not necessarily required to proceed with a child support case. However, if you request

legal services, you will be advised by the Child Support Enforcement Unit of the cost of such services. The attorney

assigned to your case is the legal representative of the Commissioner of the social services district and

does not

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