Long Arm A tribunal in Ohio exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident. A court may reduce a child support or alimony arrearage to a lump-sum judgment. Once a lump-sum judgment has been obtained it may be enforced either by obtaining a lien or by using the income withholding enforcement tools. The CSEA shall secure and enforce the requirement for medical insurance for all IV-D cases when coverage is available and reasonable or expected to become available. Mistake of Fact Hearing A hearing to determine if there was an error in the amount of current or overdue support or in the identity of the alleged absent parent.
Modification See review and adjustment.
Modified Arrears Adjustment of the support arrearage obligation. The parent who does not have primary custody of the child and who is responsible for child support. A case where the absent parent pays an administrative or court ordered support amount to the CSEA which, in turn, issues a check to the custodial parent, who has chosen not to complete a IV-D application. The CSEA acts as a fiscal agent for disbursing those payments. Any person, including a state or political subdivision, to whom a duty of support is owed or a person, including a state or political subdivision, that has commenced proceedings for enforcement of actual or alleged duty of support or registration of foreign support order.