Under the Federal PRWORA (Welfare Reform) Act, obtaining Child Support from the non-custodial parent for TANF/WFNJ children is a primary responsibility, both for the applicant parent and for this agency. Full cooperation in this effort is required before cash or Medicaid assistance can be granted.
The Child Support and Paternity Unit, a IV-D agency, is committed to maximize child support collections. This enables single-parent households to become less dependent upon public assistance and ultimately reduces public assistance and ultimately reduces public expenditures.
OUR FUNCTIONS:
Interviewing all single parent public assistance applicants to assess their individual needs and obtain information pertaining to child support.
Locating non-custodial parents for all children, regardless of their public assistance status.
Initiating paternity or support complaints (both in and out-of-state) for our public assistance recipients so that paternity and/or support may be established.
Communicating and cooperating with probation departments and the courts throughout New Jersey, as well as other States' IV-D agencies.