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Page 193 of 202 § 10:90-15.1 Definitions

"Child support" means the amount required to be paid under a judgment, decree, or order, whether temporary, final or subject to modification, issued by a court or an administrative agency of competent jurisdiction, for the support and maintenance of a child, including a child who has attained the age of majority under the law of the issuing state, or child and the parent with whom the child is living, which provides monetary support, health insurance, arrearages or reimbursement, and which may include other related costs and fees, interest and penalties, income withholding, attorney's fees and other relief. "Client" means an all inclusive term for an applicant or recipient of assistance. "Collateral investigation" means contact with a source other than members of the applicant's or recipient's immediate household which is made with the knowledge and consent of the applicant(s) for the purpose of obtaining or verifying information. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Human Services. "Community Work Experience Program (CWEP)" means work and training only with a public, private nonprofit or private charitable employer, provided to a recipient when, and to the extent, that such experience is necessary to enable the recipient to adjust to, and learn how to function in, an employment setting. "Cooperation with child support" means making a good faith effort to establish parentage and establish, modify and/or enforce a support order(s) and/or health care coverage. "County agency" means the county agency that was administering the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program at the time the Federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996," P.L. 104-193, was enacted and which shall also administer the WFNJ Program in that county. "County residence" means that county where an applicant or recipient is residing. "Couple" means two individuals who live together, function as one economic unit, and present themselves as a couple to the WFNJ agency. "CP&P" means the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families. "CSP" means the Child Support and Paternity Program. "Custodial parent" means the primary resident parent prior to the establishment of the order determining custody. "Date of eligibility" means for an eligible applicant, the date of the application or as soon thereafter as there is evidence of financial need; or when verification of eligibility has been satisfactorily completed. "Denied application" means a determination that, for a specific reason, the applicant is determined ineligible for assistance. "Department" means the New Jersey Department of Human Services. "Designated payee" means a person signing the application to whom the assistance benefits will be issued.