N.Y. SOS Law § 111-G

§ 111-g. Availability of paternity and support services. 1. The office\nof temporary and disability assistance and the social services\ndistricts, in accordance with the regulations of the office of temporary\nand disability assistance, shall make services relating to the\nestablishment of paternity and the establishment and enforcement of\nsupport obligations available to persons not receiving family assistance\nupon application by such persons. Such persons must apply by (i)\ncompleting and signing a form as prescribed by the office of temporary\nand disability assistance, or (ii) filing a petition with the court or\napplying to the court in a proceeding for the establishment of paternity\nand/or establishment and/or enforcement of a support obligation, which\nincludes a statement signed by the person requesting services clearly\nindicating that such person is applying for child support enforcement\nservices pursuant to this title.\n 2. The office of temporary and disability assistance may, by\nregulation, require payment of an application fee for such services and\nthe deduction of costs in excess of such fee from amounts collected on\nbehalf of such persons.\n 3. (a) A person who is receiving child support services pursuant to\nthis section who has never received assistance pursuant to title IV-A of\nthe federal social security act shall be subject to an annual service\nfee of thirty-five dollars for each child support case if at least five\nhundred fifty dollars of support has been collected in the federal\nfiscal year. Where a custodial parent has children with different\nnoncustodial parents, the order payable by each noncustodial parent\nshall be a separate child support case for the purpose of imposing an\nannual service fee. The fee shall be deducted from child support\npayments received on behalf of the individual receiving services.\n (b) In international cases under section 454(32) of the federal social\nsecurity act which meet the criteria for imposition of the annual\nservice fee under paragraph (a) of this subdivision, the annual service\nfee shall be imposed but may not be collected from the country\nrequesting services or a person living in another country unless\npermitted by federal law or regulation.\n