§ 352-a. Children born out of wedlock; special provisions.
1.The\nsocial services official providing family assistance allowances,\npursuant to the provisions of this title, for the benefit of children\nborn out of wedlock, shall have and shall perform the following duties\nand powers in addition to others imposed or conferred upon him or her by\nor pursuant to other provisions of this chapter or other law:\n (a) to ascertain who may be the putative father of such child born\nout of wedlock, and take appropriate steps to establish the paternity\nthereof in accordance with applicable provisions of law;\n (b) to determine the ability and potential ability of the parents of\neach such child to support or to contribute to the support of such\nchild;\n (c) to take such steps and mak
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§ 352-a. Children born out of wedlock; special provisions. 1. The\nsocial services official providing family assistance allowances,\npursuant to the provisions of this title, for the benefit of children\nborn out of wedlock, shall have and shall perform the following duties\nand powers in addition to others imposed or conferred upon him or her by\nor pursuant to other provisions of this chapter or other law:\n (a) to ascertain who may be the putative father of such child born\nout of wedlock, and take appropriate steps to establish the paternity\nthereof in accordance with applicable provisions of law;\n (b) to determine the ability and potential ability of the parents of\neach such child to support or to contribute to the support of such\nchild;\n (c) to take such steps and make such efforts to locate any such\nparent whose whereabouts are unknown to such official as all available\nmeans will allow; such means shall include, and there shall be\nutilization of, appropriate services offered by the department, by\nagencies of other states and by the federal government;\n (d) to establish cooperative arrangements with the family court,\ncounty attorneys, corporation counsels and other law enforcement\nofficials, for the establishment of paternity and location of missing\nparents of such children and for the enforcement of their obligations to\nsupport or contribute to support of such children to the extent of their\nability;\n (e) to provide pertinent information to such court and law\nenforcement officials to enable them to assist in locating putative\nfathers and deserting parents of such children, in establishing\npaternity and in securing support payments therefrom, provided that\nthere is an agreement between such social services official and such\ncourt and such law enforcement officials insuring that such information\nwill be used only for the purpose intended;\n (f) to reimburse, to the extent that state and federal requirements\nauthorize or require, appropriate courts and law enforcement officials\nfor activities related to the requirements of this chapter and the\nfamily court act with respect to establishment of paternity and for\nservices they have undertaken on behalf of such official.\n