New Jersey § 43:21-6

§ 43:21-6.

a. An individual filing a new claim for unemployment compensation with an effective

date on or after October 1, 1982 shall, at the time of filing the claim, disclose

whether or not the individual owes child support obligations as defined under paragraph

g. If any individual discloses that he or she owes child support obligations, and is

determined to be eligible for unemployment compensation, the division shall notify

the State or local child support enforcement agency enforcing this obligation that

the individual has been determined to be eligible for unemployment compensation. b. The division shall deduct and withhold from any unemployment compensation to an

individual that owes child support obligations as defined under paragraph g., (1) the amount specified by the individual to the division to be deducted and withheld

under this section, or (2) the amount (if any) determined pursuant to an agreement submitted to the division

under Section 454(20)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act, P.L. 97-35 , 42 U.S.C. 654 , by the State or local child support enforcement agency, or (3) any amount otherwise required to be so deducted and withheld from unemployment

compensation pursuant to legal process (as that term is defined by the Commissioner

of Labor in regulations, which definition shall be identical to the definition of

legal process in Section 462(e) of the Social Security Act, P.L. 95-30 , Title V, 42 U.S.C. 662 ) properly served upon the division. c. Any amount deducted and withheld under paragraph b. shall be paid by the division

to the appropriate State or local child support enforcement agency. d. Any amount deducted and withheld under paragraph b. shall for all purposes be treated

as if it were paid to the individual as unemployment compensation and paid by the

individual to the State or local child support enforcement agency in satisfaction

of the individual's child support obligations. e. For purposes of paragraphs a. through d., the term “ unemployment compensation ” means any compensation payable under the Unemployment Compensation Law ( R.S. 43:21-1 et seq. ) (including amounts payable by the division pursuant to an agreement under any federal

law providing for compensation, assistance, or allowances with respect to unemployment). f. This section applies only if appropriate arrangements have been made for reimbursement

by the State or local child support enforcement agency for the administrative costs

incurred by the division under this section which are attributable to child support

obligations being enforced by the State or local child support enforcement agency. g. The term “ child support obligations ” is defined for purposes of these provisions as including only obligations which

are being enforced pursuant to a plan described in Section 454 of the Social Security

Act, P.L. 97-35 , 42 U.S.C. 654 , which has been approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Part

D of Title IV of the Social Security Act. h. The term “ State or local child support enforcement agency ” as used in these provisions means any agency of a State or a political subdivision

thereof operating pursuant to a plan described in paragraph g.