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GLOSSARY

(MRG)

SUMMONS - The notice used to inform all parties of a court proceeding.

SUPPLANT - To replace current spending with another funding source.

SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI) - A federally supported and administered benefit program for eligible individuals or couples who are 65 or over, or who, regardless of age are certified blind or certified disabled.

SUPPORT COLLECTION UNIT – The part of the child support enforcement program responsible for administration, collection, monitoring, and disbursement of support payments.

SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT- The processes by which a court order to provide cash/medical support can be legally enforced using judicial and/or administrative means.

SUPPORT HEARING – A proceeding to examine the facts regarding financial support for a child.

SUPPORT OBLIGATION – The amount a non-custodial parent is ordered to pay for child support.

SUPPORT ORDER – A court order establishing a child support obligation may include cash and/or medical support.

SUPPORT PETITION – A formal written application to a court requesting judicial action on a matter of child support.

TAX-QUALIFIED LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE CONTRACT- A long-term care insurance policy that provides favorable federal tax treatment for premiums and benefits paid by the policy. These policies must conform to the requirements of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 in order to have favorable tax status. Long-term care insurance policies that are approved as tax- qualified by the New York State Insurance Department also are provided favorable tax treatment by New York State.

TEMPORARY ABSENCE - A time when a person is absent from his/her permanent residence and is expected to return. Reasons for temporary absence may include employment, hospitalization, military service, vacation, education or visits. A period of temporary absence will be presumed to exist if: