Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:12 - Child Support › Chapter 5101:12-60 - Review and Adjustment of Title IV-D Support Orders › Section 5101:12-60-70 - Reduction of permanently assigned arrears

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								This rule and its
			 supplemental rules describe the process for a reduction of permanently assigned
			 arrears as a result of an obligor satisfying all the terms and conditions of a
			 waiver, installment plan compromise, lump sum compromise or a family support
			 program.
(B)
								Procedures submitted by a child support enforcement
			 agency (CSEA) for a waiver and compromise program and approved by the office of
			 child support (OCS) prior to the effective date of this rule and its
			 supplemental rules remain valid except to the extent that any provision of the
			 CSEA procedure is inconsistent with the requirements contained in this rule and
			 its supplemental rules.
(C)
								The following definitions apply to this rule and its
			 supplemental rules:
(1)
									"Conditionally assigned arrears" has the same meaning
			 as in rule
			 5101:12-80-10
			 of the Administrative Code.
(2)
									"Current
			 obligation" has the same meaning as in rule
			 5101:12-80-10
			 of the Administrative Code.
(3)
									"Family support
			 program" means a community-based program, approved or administered by the CSEA,
			 in which an obligor may participate to promote financial and/or family
			 stability.
(4)
									"Family support program agreement" means a written
			 agreement between an obligor and a CSEA in which the obligor participates in a
			 family support program in exchange for the CSEA reducing permanently assigned
			 arrears by an amount certain.
(5)
									"Installment plan
			 compromise" means a written agreement between an obligor and a CSEA to reduce
			 permanently assigned arrears by an amount certain in exchange for the obligor
			 to pay a monthly support amount for a specific time period. In exchange for the
			 obligor's compliance, the CSEA reduces permanently assigned arrears by specific
			 amounts at specific time periods.
(6)
									"Lifetime maximum
			 amount" means the total amount the CSEA is authorized to approve locally to be
			 reduced from permanently assigned arrears on a support enforcement tracking
			 system (SETS) case.
(7)
									"Lump sum compromise" means a written agreement between
			 an obligor and a CSEA to reduce permanently assigned arrears by an amount
			 certain in exchange for a lump sum payment of a specified amount. In exchange
			 for the obligor's compliance, the CSEA reduces permanently assigned arrears by
			 a specified amount.
(8)
									"Permanently assigned arrears" means:
(a)
										Child support,
			 spousal support, past care, or medical support arrears that are permanently
			 assigned to the Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) or the Ohio
			 department of medicaid (ODM) pursuant to an Ohio works first (OWF) assignment
			 or permanently assigned to ODJFS, ODM or another state pursuant to an aid to
			 families with dependent children, temporary assistance for needy families,
			 medicaid, or Title IV-E foster care maintenance assignment.
(b)
										Reimbursement
			 owed to ODJFS or ODM for medical expenses or genetic testing
			 cost.
(9)
									"Unreimbursed assistance" has the same meaning as in
			 rule
			 5101:12-80-09
			 of the Administrative Code.
(10)
									"Waiver" means a
			 written agreement between an obligor and a CSEA to reduce permanently assigned
			 arrears to an amount certain, including when the amount certain is zero
			 dollars, without requiring a payment in exchange by the obligor.
Replaces: 5101:12-60-70