N.Y. Social Services Law § 111-g: Availability of paternity and support services

§ 111-g. Availability of paternity and support services. 1. The office

of temporary and disability assistance and the social services

districts, in accordance with the regulations of the office of temporary

and disability assistance, shall make services relating to the

establishment of paternity and the establishment and enforcement of

support obligations available to persons not receiving family assistance

upon application by such persons. Such persons must apply by (i)

completing and signing a form as prescribed by the office of temporary

and disability assistance, or (ii) filing a petition with the court or

applying to the court in a proceeding for the establishment of paternity

and/or establishment and/or enforcement of a support obligation, which

includes a statement signed by the person requesting services clearly

indicating that such person is applying for child support enforcement

services pursuant to this title.

2. The office of temporary and disability assistance may, by

regulation, require payment of an application fee for such services and

the deduction of costs in excess of such fee from amounts collected on

behalf of such persons.

3. (a) A person who is receiving child support services pursuant to

this section who has never received assistance pursuant to title IV-A of

the federal social security act shall be subject to an annual service

fee of thirty-five dollars for each child support case if at least five

hundred fifty dollars of support has been collected in the federal

fiscal year. Where a custodial parent has children with different

noncustodial parents, the order payable by each noncustodial parent

shall be a separate child support case for the purpose of imposing an

annual service fee. The fee shall be deducted from child support

payments received on behalf of the individual receiving services.

(b) In international cases under section 454(32) of the federal social

security act which meet the criteria for imposition of the annual

service fee under paragraph (a) of this subdivision, the annual service

fee shall be imposed but may not be collected from the country

requesting services or a person living in another country unless

permitted by federal law or regulation.