Divorce Lawyers New York - Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Time-limited public assistance payments made to poor families, based on Title IV-A of the Social Security Act. TANF replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC-otherwise known as welfare) when the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) was signed into law in 1996. The program provides parents with job preparation work, and support services to help them become self-sufficient. Applicants for TANF benefits area automatically referred to their State IV-D agency in orders to establish paternity and child support for their children from the non-custodial parent. This allows the State to recoup or defray some of its public assistance expenditures with funds from the non-custodial parent.
