Apply Online Contact Us Report Fraud MENU Child Support Services Portal Program Support Community Resources Fraud Meigs JFS administers the Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA) for Meigs County by providing leadership, structure, and resources to advance the child support program. Services include establishing paternity, establishing medical and child support orders, enforcement of a current order, and enforcement of arrears. Access your child support payment history through the child support portal. On the contact page you will be able to obtain your child support workers phone number and email address. The Child Support Program Support Guide is an informative tool to learn more about the child support process. Community Resources connects Meigs County residents with a variety of resources. Meigs County Child Support makes a valuable difference in the lives of children in Meigs County by working with custodial and non-custodial parents to give their children financial support and security. Child Support Enforcement Agency The Meigs County Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA) is a division of the Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services. The CSEA is responsible for assisting in obtaining support for children who have a non-custodial parent (a parent who is absent from the home and who is not providing support for the child). The CSEA works in conjunction with the Meigs County Common Pleas Court and the Meigs County Juvenile Court in establishing orders of support for individuals not receiving child support and in establishing paternity and support orders for paternity cases. CSEA also locates absent parents, enforce, collect and disburse support. There are several tools available to the CSEA to handle these tasks, including: administrative subpoena, postal verifications, employment verifications through both automated and manual means and legal remedies through the court system. The CSEA also uses the Internal Revenue Service and Ohio tax refund offset services, which allows for the offset of child support owed from the absent parent’s tax refund. The Meigs CSEA handles over 2400 child support cases, which are comprised of divorces, paternities, alimony and maintenance of support orders. The unit collects approximately $2.5 million per year in child support which is disbursed to custodial parents, ex-spouses and the State of Ohio for reimbursement of Ohio Works First cases. You may contact the CSEA unit by calling 740-992-2117. Legal Department The Meigs DJFS attorney handles the agencies legal matters. Primarily the attorney assists the CSEA in legal recourse of obtaining child support from absent parents. He also acts as legal advisor to the Children Services Unit and the agency in social welfare matters. Meigs County Job & Family Services 175 Race Street P.O. Box 191 Middleport, OH 45760 P: 1-740-992-2117 F: 1-740-992-7500 T: 1-800-992-2608 © 2021 Meigs County Job & Family Services Website Designed & Maintained by