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Senate bill would amend law pertaining to work requirements for child support obligors
At the request of the Office of Court Administration, Senator Diane Savino has introduced a bill that would amend FCA 437-a and SSL 111-h which were enacted last year to allow Family Courts to refer respondents who were unemployed to work programs.
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OTDA Offers Relief to Dead-Broke Dads
Across the country, the amount of unpaid child support has reached staggering numbers. In 2008, child support arrears reported by state child support enforcement offices totaled $105 billion.
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Summary Report - Noncustodial Parent Poverty-Level Pilot
Last year, in an effort to respond to the accumulation of uncollectable child support arrears owed by low-income non-custodial parents, the New York State’s Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) implemented the Noncustodial Parent Poverty-Level Pilot. Although 1174 non-custodial parents were selected to participate in the process, by the end of the pilot, only 67 respondents had their orders modified and their arrears reduced. The pilot provided valuable lessons regarding the need for case management and follow-up to ensure the success of if any similar future endeavors are to be successful. In October, 2010, OTDA issued A Summary Report on the Noncustodial Parent Poverty Level Pilot, which provides an analysis of the pilot and identifies a number of areas that may have contributed to the low participation rates.
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OCSE Revises Attachment Forms to Protect SSI Recipients
As part of its efforts to collect child support arrears, the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), the State’s IV-D agency, periodically runs bank matches, running the Social Security numbers of those with child support arrears against those with bank accounts.
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