Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:12 - Child Support › Chapter 5101:12-70 - Intergovernmental Cases › Section 5101:12-70-05.3 - Requirements for initiating CSEA in intergovernmental cases

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) This rule
			 describes the requirements that an initiating child support enforcement agency
			 (CSEA) shall follow when processing an intergovernmental case.
(B) In addition to the general
			 responsibilities described in rule 5101:12-70-05.1 of the Administrative Code,
			 the initiating CSEA has the following responsibilities:
(1) Determine whether a child support
			 order(s) exists in a case using the federal and state case registries, state
			 records, information provided by the recipient of services, and other relevant
			 information available to the CSEA;
(2) Determine in which state a determination
			 of the controlling order and reconciliation of arrearages may be made where
			 multiple orders exist;
(3)
			 Determine whether the obligor is in another jurisdiction and whether it is
			 appropriate to use long arm jurisdiction to establish paternity and establish,
			 modify, and enforce a support order, including medical support and income
			 withholding;
(4) Within twenty days
			 of completing the actions required in paragraphs (B)(1) to (B)(3) of this rule
			 and receiving any necessary information needed to process the case
									refer the case to the
			 appropriate state central registry, tribal IV-D program, or central authority
			 of a county for action, if one-state remedies are not appropriate.
(5)
			 Provide the responding agency sufficient and accurate information to act on the
			 case by submitting with each Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA)(2008) petition any necessary documentation and
			 intergovernmental forms required by the responding agency;
(6) Within thirty days of receipt of the
			 request for information, provide the responding agency with an updated
			 intergovernmental form and any necessary additional documentation, or notify
			 the responding agency when the information will be provided;
(7) Notify the responding agency at least
			 annually, and upon request in an individual case, of interest charges, if any,
			 owed on overdue support under an initiating state's order being enforced in the
			 responding jurisdiction;
(8) Submit
			 all past-due support owed in IV-D cases that meet the certification
			 requirements for federal tax offset;
(9) Send a request for review and adjustment
			 of a child support order to another jurisdiction
			 within twenty days of determining that a request for review and adjustment
			 should be sent to the other state, including any
			 needed information from the requestor;
(10) Distribute and disburse any support
			 collections received;
(11) Notify
			 the responding agency within ten business days of case closure pursuant to rule
			 5101:12-10-70
			 of the Administrative Code and the reason(s) for such action;
(12) Instruct the responding agency to close
			 its intergovernmental case and to stop any withholding
			 notice the responding agency has sent to a payor before the CSEA sends a
			 withholding notice, unless the two jurisdictions
			 reach an alternative agreement on how to proceed; and
(13) When the CSEA has closed its case and
			 has not notified the responding agency to close its corresponding case, the
			 CSEA shall make a diligent effort to locate the obligee, including use of the
			 federal parent locator service and the state parent locator service, and
			 accept, distribute and disburse any payment received from a responding
			 agency.