N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 476

§ 476. Forfeitures applied to support of petitioner. (a) All sums\ncollected from the surety by judgment as well as forfeited cash deposits\nshall be applied by the clerk of court to the support of the petitioners\nfor whose benefit the order for support was made. Subsequent defaults\nshall be proceeded upon in the same manner until the amount of the\nprincipal of the undertaking or the cash deposited has been recovered in\nfull.\n (b) Where the respondent, or any one in his behalf, shall have\ndeposited with the court monies as surety for compliance with the terms\nof the order of support and the respondent shall have died, the court\nmay make an order directing the payment to the petitioner of all monies\nstill in possession of the court in conformance with the order of\nsupport.\n