NY A03641

Requires courts to order child support restitution when a person is convicted of vehicular manslaughter or aggravated vehicular homicide due to alcohol influence, if the victim was a parent or guardian of a minor child

Child support payments continue until each child reaches age 18 and graduates high school, with the court determining amounts based on the child's financial needs, standard of living, educational needs, and custody arrangements

Payments are made to the clerk of court as trustee, who must remit funds to the surviving parent or guardian within three business days of receipt

Incarcerated defendants have up to one year after release to begin payments, including establishing a payment plan for any arrearage; payments continue past the termination date if arrears remain unpaid

No child support order will be issued if the surviving parent or guardian obtains a civil judgment against the defendant prior to sentencing; subsequent civil judgments will offset any existing support order