N.Y. Family Court Act § 476: Forfeitures applied to support of petitioner

§ 476. Forfeitures applied to support of petitioner. (a) All sums

collected from the surety by judgment as well as forfeited cash deposits

shall be applied by the clerk of court to the support of the petitioners

for whose benefit the order for support was made. Subsequent defaults

shall be proceeded upon in the same manner until the amount of the

principal of the undertaking or the cash deposited has been recovered in

full.

(b) Where the respondent, or any one in his behalf, shall have

deposited with the court monies as surety for compliance with the terms

of the order of support and the respondent shall have died, the court

may make an order directing the payment to the petitioner of all monies

still in possession of the court in conformance with the order of

support.