44:10-49 - Assignment of child support rights by signing application for benefits
44:10-49. Assignment of child support rights by signing application for benefits
6. a. The signing of an application for benefits under the Work First New Jersey program shall constitute an assignment of any child support rights pursuant to Title IV-D on behalf of individual assistance unit members to the county agency. The assignment shall terminate with respect to current support rights when a determination is made by the county agency that the person in the assistance unit is no longer eligible for benefits. The determination of the amount of repayment to the county agency and distribution of any unpaid support obligations that have accrued during the period of receipt of benefits shall be determined by regulation of the commissioner in accordance with federal law.
b. Effective no later than July 1, 1997, the county agency shall pass through to the assistance unit the full amount of the current child support collected on behalf of a child in those circumstances defined by the commissioner.
c. An assistance unit eligible for benefits and in receipt of child support shall receive, in addition to its regular grant of cash assistance benefits, an amount up to $50 per month based on the amount of current child support received for that month. If the amount of child support received is less than $50, the assistance unit shall receive that amount. If the amount of child support received is $50 or more, the assistance unit shall receive $50.
L.1997,c.14,s.6.