N.Y. Abandoned Property Law Section 1318
Unclaimed spousal and child support

Any amount representing child support or child and spousal support paid to a support collection unit established by a social services district which has been delivered to the state comptroller pursuant to subdivision seven of Social Services Law § 111-H (Support collection unit)section one hundred eleven-h of the social services law shall be deemed abandoned property. On or before the tenth day of April in each year, such abandoned property shall be paid to the state comptroller. Such payment shall be accompanied by a verified written report in such form as the state comptroller may prescribe.

Source: Section 1318 — Unclaimed spousal and child support, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/ABP/1318 (updated Aug. 6, 2021; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

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Unclaimed surplus from sale of pledged property 1301
Unclaimed surplus from sale of pledge 1304
Unclaimed personal property of persons in certain state institutions 1305
Unclaimed surplus moneys after recovery of cost of public assistance and care 1306
Abandoned property resulting from the administration of the vehicle and traffic law 1307
Unclaimed proceeds from the sale of wrecked property 1308
Unclaimed wages 1309
Uncashed travelers checks and money orders 1310
Voluntary disposition of miscellaneous property not otherwise subject to this chapter 1311
Unclaimed moneys erroneously collected by utility corporations on account of taxes 1312
Unclaimed amounts or securities held by foreign corporations not authorized to do business in the state of New York 1313
Unclaimed property held by sales finance companies and insurance premium finance agencies 1314
Unclaimed consumer credit balances 1315
Miscellaneous unclaimed property 1316
Unclaimed insurance proceeds other than life insurance 1317
Unclaimed security deposits held by the title insurance companies 1318
Unclaimed spousal and child support 1319
Unclaimed virtual currency

Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Aug. 6, 2021

§ 1318’s source at nysenate.gov

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Location: https://newyork.public.law/laws/n.y._abandoned_property_law_section_1318

Original Source: Section 1318 — Unclaimed spousal and child support, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/ABP/1318 (last accessed Aug. 20, 2023).