New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 110 - CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAM
Subchapter 3 - RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES
Section 10:110-3.2 - County welfare agency's responsibilities
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Each CWA shall maintain a child support unit (CSU) with responsibility for, but not limited to, the duties described in this section.
(b) The CWA shall allocate and/or hire staff for the CWA/CSU.
(c) The CWA shall maintain a separate line of authority for CWA/CSU staff.
(d) The CWA shall have attorneys on staff or under contract, sufficient to represent child support matters in court, as necessary.
(e) The CWA shall be billed quarterly, according to its usage for the service provided by the New Jersey Child Support Hotline.
(f) The CWA shall be billed for submitting the following types of cases to the Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS):
(g) The CWA shall be billed quarterly for FPLS services, per case, at a rate determined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. FPLS fees paid by the counties will be used to reimburse the Federal government for the expense of operating the FPLS.
(h) The CWA shall be billed quarterly for the Child Support Enforcement Network (CSENet) services.
(i) The CWA shall pay all direct costs incurred in submitting cases and processing collections for State unemployment withholdings, State Lottery intercepts, Federal tax offset payments, and State Income Tax Refund/Homestead/Saver Rebates. Since the State prepays such fees, payments from the CWA shall reimburse the State for processing of the aforementioned cases.