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N.J.A.C. 10:90-16.4 This file includes all Regulations adopted and published through the New Jersey Register, Vol. 56 No. 24, December 16, 2024
NJ - New Jersey Administrative Code > TITLE 10. HUMAN SERVICES > CHAPTER 90. WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER 16. CHILD SUPPORT AND PATERNITY
§ 10:90-16.4 Good faith effort requirement
(a) To cooperate, a WFNJ/TANF applicant/recipient shall make a good faith effort to provide information as outlined in (b) and (c) below. The CSSA/CSU worker shall explain the child support cooperation requirements, the good faith standard set out in (b) and (c) below, and what constitutes a good cause claim as outlined at N.J.A.C. 10:90-16.5. An applicant or recipient shall be deemed to be making a good faith effort if he or she has provided all the information he or she has or can reasonably obtain as required by (b) or (c) below. Initial cooperation shall begin with the applicant/recipient signing the affidavit of cooperation. 1. The CSSA/CSU worker shall access both the automated child support system for an existing order and the Paternity Opportunity Program Imaging Data Base to determine if a Certificate of Parentage (COP) was executed on any of the children for which assistance is being sought. (b) A WFNJ/TANF applicant/recipient shall provide sufficient information related to the non-custodial parent for each child for whom the applicant/recipient seeks assistance. 1. Information is considered sufficient if it meets the requirements of (b)1i or ii below: i. The non-custodial parent's full name and three of the following: (1) Date of birth; (2) Social Security number; (3) Address (current or last known); (4) Employer (current or last known) or other sources of income; (5) Manufacturer, model and license plate number of automobile; (6) Motor vehicle driver's license number; or (7) The address of the non-custodial parent's parent(s) or sibling(s); or ii. The non-custodial parent's full name and additional information that the CSSA/CSU determines to be reasonably equivalent to the information listed in (b)1i above which may lead to the location of the named individual.