Ohio Administrative Code

19.03 PDF: (A) The mother of a child and a man alleging himself to be the natural father of the child may sign a JFS 07038, "Acknowledgment of Paternity Affidavit" (effective or revised effective date as identified in rule 5101:12-1-99 of the Administrative Code) acknowledging th…

19.03 PDF: (A) The administrative process to rescind a JFS 07038, "Acknowledgment of Paternity Affidavit" (effective or revised effective date as identified in rule 5101:12-1-99 of the Administrative Code), shall be initiated at the child support enforcement agency (CSEA) in acco…

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule and its supplemental rules describe the process by which a child support enforcement agency (CSEA) shall administratively determine the existence or non-existence of a father and child relationship. The CSEA will proceed in accordance with this rule and i…

19.03 PDF: (A) Upon receipt of a request for the determination of the existence or non-existence of a father and child relationship that contains the information described in paragraph (C) of rule 5101:12-40-20 of the Administrative Code, the child support enforcement agency (CSE…

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule describes the process that shall be followed when the child support enforcement agency (CSEA) changes the child's surname as part of the administrative order. This process shall be followed by a mother and alleged father when they agree to change the surn…

19.03 PDF: (A) Issuing an establishment order.Upon receipt of genetic testing results that show a ninety-nine per cent or greater probability that the alleged father is the father of the child, the administrative officer shall prepare and issue a JFS 07774, "CSEA Administrative O…

19.03 PDF: (A) In accordance with section 3111.09 of the Revised Code, in any action instituted under sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code, the court, upon its own motion, may order and, upon the motion of any party to the action, is required to order the child's mothe…

19.03 PDF: (A) In accordance with section 3111.64 of the Revised Code, the central paternity registry (CPR) in the office of child support in the Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) is to maintain a birth registry.The birth registry is to contain the following info…

19.03 PDF: (A) Unless the custodian of the child is the recipient of IV-D services, the child support enforcement agency (CSEA) may seek reimbursement for the costs of genetic testing from:(1) Any individual in an action to determine the existence or non-existence of a father and…

19.03 PDF: The forms identified in this rule are referenced within various rules contained within division 5101:12 of the Administrative Code. The effective or revised effective dates of the forms are as follows:(A) JFS 04070, "Addendum to the Administrative Order to Modify the B…

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule and its supplemental rules describe the process for requesting and establishing a support order.(B) In accordance with section 3103.031 of the Revised Code, each parent of a child assumes the parental duty of support of his or her minor child. The parenta…

19.03 PDF: (A) In accordance with section 3111.80 of the Revised Code, the administrative officer of the child support enforcement agency (CSEA) will schedule an administrative child support hearing and send the JFS 07782, "Notice of Administrative Hearing to Establish a Support …

19.03 PDF: (A) In accordance with sections 3111.82 and 3111.821 of the Revised Code, when an administrative child support hearing is held and there is not a final and enforceable determination of paternity, the parties may raise the issue of the existence or nonexistence of a fat…

19.03 PDF: (A) In accordance with section 3119.86 of the Revised Code, the duty of support to a child imposed pursuant to an administrative support order will continue beyond the child's eighteenth birthday only if the child continuously attends a recognized and accredited high s…

19.03 PDF: (A) The child support enforcement agency (CSEA) will comply with the requirements contained within this rule and rule 5101:12-1-17 of the Administrative Code when calculating or adjusting the child support and cash medical support obligations contained within a child s…

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule describes the process for the child support enforcement agency (CSEA) to establish an administrative child support order for a child born to parents who are unmarried and unemancipated.(B) For the purposes of rules in division 5101:12 of the Administrativ…

19.03 PDF: (A) In accordance with section 3121.51 of the Revised Code, regardless of what timeframes or payments are associated with a court or administrative order, the child support enforcement agency (CSEA) shall administer the order on a monthly basis. In accordance with sect…

19.03 PDF: The forms identified in this rule are referenced within various rules contained within division 5101:12 of the Administrative Code. The effective or revised effective dates of the forms are as follows:(A) JFS 00593, "Child Support Financial Affidavit" (rev. 3/2019);(B)…

19.03 PDF: The following definitions apply throughout division 5101:12 of the Administrative Code:(A) "Accessible" means that primary care services are located within thirty miles from the residence of the child subject to the child support order. Private health insurance is pres…

19.03 PDF: (A) In any action or proceeding in which a child support enforcement agency (CSEA) issues or modifies a child support order, each party to the child support order is required to provide a list of any available group health insurance policies, contracts, or plans to the…

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule and its supplemental rules describe the requirements for a child support enforcement agency (CSEA) to implement income withholding or income deduction.(B) The following definitions apply to this rule and other rules in Chapters 5101:12-50 and 5101:12-55 o…

19.03 PDF: (A) Sources of income that are subject to withholding or deduction include but are not limited to:(1) Income from a payor;(2) Funds on deposit in any demand account, checking or negotiable withdrawal order account, savings account, time deposit account, or the cash por…

19.03 PDF: (A) When the child support enforcement agency (CSEA) determines that the obligor is receiving income from a payor, the CSEA shall issue a JFS 04047, "Income Withholding for Support" (effective or revised effective date as identified in rule 5101:12-50-99 of the Adminis…

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule describes the requirements for withholding from unemployment compensation benefits received by an obligor.(B) A child support enforcement agency (CSEA) with administrative responsibility for the IV-D case shall send a JFS 04047, "Income Withholding for Su…

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule describes the responsibilities of a payor and a child support enforcement agency (CSEA) regarding lump sum payments to be made to an obligor by a payor when the obligor is subject to income withholding pursuant to section 3121.03 of the Revised Code.(B) T…

19.03 PDF: (A) When a child support enforcement agency (CSEA) determines that no income withholding or income deduction notice is appropriate, it may request that the court issue an order requiring the obligor to enter into a cash bond.(B) A CSEA may not issue an administrative o…

19.03 PDF: (A) The child support enforcement agency (CSEA) with administrative responsibility may request that the court issue an order requiring an obligor under a court support order to seek employment or engage in work activities under the Ohio works first (OWF) program when t…

19.03 PDF: (A) In accordance with section 3121.14 of the Revised Code, the child support enforcement agency (CSEA) with administrative responsibility shall conduct an investigation of the obligor's employment and resources when the CSEA receives notification or becomes aware of a…

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule and its supplemental rules describe the process to submit overdue support or overpaid child support to the Ohio department of taxation (ODT) for state income tax refund offset.(B) The following definitions are applicable to this rule and its supplemental …

19.03 PDF: (A) Pre-offset notice.The office of child support will issue one of the following pre-offset notices to the debtor's last known address before submitting an eligible debt to the Ohio department of taxation (ODT) for state income tax refund offset:(1) The JFS 01834, "No…

19.03 PDF: (A) Overdue support is eligible for state income tax refund offset submittal when:(1) The obligor maintains an arrearage in the payment of support for three months;(2) The amount of the total arrears during each of the three months is at least one hundred fifty dollars…

19.03 PDF: (A) Overpaid child support is eligible for state income tax refund offset submittal when:(1) All current child support orders pertaining to this obligor and obligee and their children in common have been terminated by a court or administrative order;(2) A court or admi…

19.03 PDF: (A) The federal offset program includes the following:(1) Federal income tax refund program, as established by the Child Support Amendments of 1984, Pub. L. No. 113-183, 128 Stat. 1944, 42 U.S.C. 664, September 29, 2014;(2) Financial institution data match program, as …

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule and its supplemental rules describe the process of collecting child support arrears through the federal income tax refund offset program.(B) The following terms and definitions apply to this rule and its supplemental rules:(1) "Adjustment" means a reducti…

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule describes the criteria used to submit an obligor in a IV-D case for federal income tax refund offset using the Ohio tax offset file. Every obligor in a IV-D case who meets the submission criteria shall be submitted for federal income tax refund offset. Th…

19.03 PDF: A federal income tax refund offset collection from a joint return shall be disbursed as follows:(A) Assigned arrears collections will be disbursed immediately at the end of every month to the Ohio department of job and family services.(B) Unassigned arrears will be dis…

19.03 PDF: (A) An obligor who meets the submission criteria described in rule 5101:12-50-32.1 of the Administrative Code will be submitted to the federal office of child support by the office of child support within the Ohio department of job and family services in a tax offset f…

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule describes the process for adding, updating, and deleting obligor information.(B) An Ohio tax offset file is submitted each week to the federal office of child support . The Ohio tax offset file:(1) Includes the name and social security number of any oblig…

19.03 PDF: (A) For purposes of this rule, "rejected submission" means a rejection by the federal office of child support of the submission of an obligor for federal income tax refund offset that is included as an addition, deletion, or update in the Ohio tax offset file.(B) The f…

19.03 PDF: (A) An obligor may contest the federal income tax refund offset program submittal by requesting an administrative offset review within thirty days of the date of the preoffset notice. The obligor must submit the request for the administrative offset review to the child…

19.03 PDF: (A) An obligor is subject to federal income tax refund offset when the following conditions have been met:(1) The federal income tax refund offset submission criteria have been met;(2) The federal office of child support has certified that the obligor is eligible for f…

19.03 PDF: (A) The bureau of fiscal service (BFS) charges a service fee for each completed federal income tax refund offset. BFS deducts the service fee from the offset amount prior to issuing the offset amount to the office of fiscal and monitoring services (OFMS) within the Ohi…

19.03 PDF: (A) The office of child support (OCS) within the Ohio department of job and family services shall provide to the child support enforcement agency (CSEA) federal income tax refund offset reports. These reports contain information about federal income tax refund offset c…

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule describes the federal tax offset adjustment process. There are certain circumstances, including invalid offsets, that require a federal income tax refund offset to be returned to the taxpayer (who may or may not be the obligor). This is accomplished eithe…

19.03 PDF: (A) The federal office of child support services (OCSS) will refer an obligor who has been submitted for federal income tax refund offset to the United States department of state (DoS) for passport denial when the arrears of the obligor equal or exceed twenty-five hund…

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule describes judicial enforcement actions that a child support enforcement agency (CSEA) with administrative responsibility is required to or may take in addition to other enforcement actions described in division 5101:12 of the Administrative Code. The enfo…

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule describes the process that the child support enforcement agency (CSEA) with administrative responsibility shall use to request the governor of this state to extradite from another state an obligor who has been charged with criminal non-support in accordan…