N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 109

§ 109. Trust funds to be established. A public welfare official\nshall deposit any funds received from the seizure of property or\ncollection of penalties for the support of a living person. Such fund\nshall, as provided in section eighty-seven, be held and used upon such\nterms as the court shall direct for the benefit of such person. If the\nbeneficiary of the fund is a minor, the court may require the public\nwelfare official to give security and to report.\n