(A)A federal
income tax refund offset collection shall allocate to arrears that are eligible
to be submitted for federal refund tax offset, as described in paragraph (C) of
rule 5101:12-50-32.1 of the Administrative Code.
(B)The collection
shall allocate according to the following hierarchy:
(1)First to
permanently assigned child support arrears;
(2)Then to
permanently assigned past care support arrears;
(3)Then to
permanently assigned spousal support arrears;
(4)Then to
assigned conditionally assigned child support arrears;
(5)Then to
assigned conditionally assigned past care support arrears;
(6)Then to
assigned conditionally assigned spousal support arrears;
(7)Then to
unassigned conditionally assigned child support arrears;
(8)Then to
unassigned conditionally assigned past care support arrears;
(9)Then to
unassigned conditionally assigned spousal support arrears;
(10) Then to never
assigned child support arrears;
(11) Then to never
assigned past care support arrears;
(12) Then to never
assigned spousal support arrears;
(13) Then to assigned
cash medical support arrears;
(14) Then to assigned
ongoing medical support arrears;
(15) Then to
reimbursement for birth costs ordered to be paid to the Ohio department of job
and family services (ODJFS);
(16) Then to
reimbursement for medical expenses other than birth costs ordered to be paid to
ODJFS;
(17) Then to
unassigned during assistance child support arrears;
(18) Then to
unassigned during assistance past care support arrears;
(19) Then to
unassigned during assistance spousal support arrears;
(20) Then to
unassigned cash medical support arrears;
(21) Then to
unassigned ongoing medical support arrears;
(22) Then to
reimbursement for medical expenses ordered to be paid to an individual other
than ODJFS.
(C)Any remaining
funds shall be issued to the obligor unless the child support enforcement
agency has negotiated an alternative allocation with the obligor.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 7/7/2021 and 07/07/2026
Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Date: 07/07/2021
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3121.71, 3125.25
Rule Amplifies: 3119.30, 3121.51, 3123.81, 5160.38, and 5107.20
Prior Effective Dates: 01/01/1998, 09/20/2001, 09/01/2003,
06/15/2006, 10/01/2009, 02/01/2016