§ 349-b. Deserted, abandoned and out-of-wedlock children; special\nprovisions.
1.In addition to other eligibility requirement each\nperson who is applying for or receiving assistance under this title, and\nwho is otherwise eligible for assistance under this title, shall be\nrequired, as a further condition of eligibility for such assistance:\n (a) to assign to the state and the social services district any\nrights to support such person may have either in his own behalf or in\nbehalf of any other family member for whom he is applying for or\nreceiving aid; and\n (b) to cooperate with the state and the social services official, in\naccordance with standards established by regulations of the department\nconsistent with federal law, in establishing the paternity of a child\nborn ou
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§ 349-b. Deserted, abandoned and out-of-wedlock children; special\nprovisions. 1. In addition to other eligibility requirement each\nperson who is applying for or receiving assistance under this title, and\nwho is otherwise eligible for assistance under this title, shall be\nrequired, as a further condition of eligibility for such assistance:\n (a) to assign to the state and the social services district any\nrights to support such person may have either in his own behalf or in\nbehalf of any other family member for whom he is applying for or\nreceiving aid; and\n (b) to cooperate with the state and the social services official, in\naccordance with standards established by regulations of the department\nconsistent with federal law, in establishing the paternity of a child\nborn out-of-wedlock for whom assistance under this title is being\napplied for or received, in their efforts to locate any absent parent\nand in obtaining support payments or any other payments or property due\nsuch person and due each child for whom assistance under this title is\nbeing applied for or received, except that an applicant or recipient\nshall not be required to cooperate in such efforts in cases in which the\nsocial services official has determined, in accordance with criteria,\nincluding the best interests of the child, as established by regulations\nof the department consistent with federal law, that such applicant or\nrecipient has good cause to refuse to cooperate. Each social service\ndistrict shall inform applicants for and recipients of family assistance\nrequired to cooperate with the state and local social services officials\npursuant to the provisions of this paragraph, that where a proceeding to\nestablish paternity has been filed, and the allegation of paternity has\nbeen denied by the respondent, that there shall be a stay of all\npaternity proceedings and related local social services proceedings\nuntil sixty days after the birth of the child. Such applicants and\nrecipients shall also be informed that public assistance and care shall\nnot be denied during the stay on the basis of refusal to cooperate\npursuant to the provisions of this paragraph.\n 2. The amount of the payments due from the absent parent in meeting\nhis support obligations under this section shall be the amount of a\ncurrent court support order or, in the absence of a court order, if such\nparent agrees to meet his support obligation, an amount to be determined\nin accordance with a support formula established by the department and\napproved by the secretary of the federal department of health, education\nand welfare.\n