N.J. Admin. Code § 10:110-1.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 10:110-1.2 - Child Support Program administration

(a) Title IV-D of the Social Security Act delegates responsibility for the operation of the Child Support Program to state IV-D agencies. In New Jersey, the state IV-D Agency is the Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development, Office of Child Support Services (OCSS).

(b) The OCSS shall be the single organizational unit responsible for the administration of the Child Support Program.

(c) The OCSS shall oversee the delivery of child support services involving:

1. County welfare agencies (CWA);

2. County welfare agency child support units (CWA/CSU);

3. The Judiciary's Administrative Office of the Courts and the respective components of the judicial districts, namely, the Family Division, the Probation Division (Child Support) and the Finance Division;

4. County prosecutor's offices;

5. County sheriff's offices;

6. The State Attorney General's Office; and

7. Contracted service providers of the NJ Child Support Program.

(d) The OCSS shall supervise and monitor the Child Support Program.

(e) In the administration of child support services, there shall be no discrimination by reason of: race; creed, color; affectional or sexual orientation or sex; national origin; ancestry; marital status; familial status; liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States; or disability or handicap by the Department, or any other entities or contractual agents under contract or agreement with the Department and involved in the provision of child support services, in accordance with Title VI of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( P.L. 88-352) and Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( P.L. 95-602), the Americans with Disabilities Act ( P.L. 101-336), and the Law Against Discrimination, P.L. 1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1 et seq.).

(f) The OCSS shall operate the New Jersey Child Support Institute (NJCSI) to train staff of all entities providing IV-D child support services, in cooperation with such entities and partners of the New Jersey Child Support Program. Attendance at new hire training shall be mandatory for all new staff within six months of their hiring dates.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:110-1.2