NY A07602

Repeals existing provisions of Social Services Law Section 111-h and establishes new requirements for transferring unclaimed support collections to the State Comptroller.

Requires support collection units to transfer funds to the State Comptroller after two years of diligent efforts to locate the entitled recipient, or immediately if the recipient is deceased and no estate can be located or claims the funds.

Requires transfer of funds to the State Comptroller when remitters have not provided sufficient identifying information to associate funds with an existing or previous child support account and such information cannot be determined after diligent efforts.

Mandates delivery of funds to the State Comptroller on or before April 10th each year, accompanied by a sworn report containing recipient names, last known addresses, proceeding titles, and other identifying information as prescribed.

Establishes that unclaimed child and spousal support transferred to the State Comptroller shall be deemed abandoned property under the Abandoned Property Law, with funds previously deposited with county treasurers or the City of New York Commissioner of Finance to be transferred by April 1, 2020.