(A)The following
forms shall be used in processing interstate cases under the Uniform Interstate
Family Support Act (UIFSA)(2008). To the greatest extent practical, the child
support enforcement agency (CSEA) shall transmit requests for information and
provide requested information through the child support enforcement network
(CSENet) or electronic document exchange (EDE). When transmitting information
electronically, the CSEA shall provide paper documents if requested by the
responding agency.
(1)The OMB 0970-0085
"Child Support Agency Confidential Information Form" shall be used to
safeguard the privacy of individuals by providing a means to record personal
information on a separate document that is not served on the parties or filed
with a tribunal.
(2)The OMB
0970-0085 "Child Support Agency Request for Change of Support Payment
Location Pursuant to UIFSA § 319" shall be used by a CSEA to make a
request to the state that issued the support order to change the payment
location of the order.
(3)The OMB 0970-0085
"Child Support Enforcement Transmittal #1 - Initial
Request Acknowledgment" shall be used to inform the initiating
jurisdiction of the responding jurisdiction's receipt of a "Child Support
Enforcement Transmittal #1 - Initial Request" and to request any
additional information or documentation needed to take further action on the
request.
(4)The OMB
0970-0085 "Child Support Enforcement Transmittal #1 - Initial
Request" shall be used as a cover letter to refer an interstate case to a
responding state's interstate central registry (ICR).
(5)The OMB
0970-0085 "Child Support Enforcement Transmittal #2 - Subsequent
Actions" shall be used to request or provide additional information or
documents in previously referred cases. The CSEA shall not use the "Child
Support Enforcement Transmittal #2-Subsequent Actions" to make an initial
referral, only for subsequent communication. This form shall only be used when
CSENet functionality is not available with the other agency.
(6)The OMB
0970-0085 "Child Support Enforcement Transmittal #3 - Request for
Assistance/Discovery" shall be used to obtain limited assistance with
activities such as service of process, discovery, or genetic testing in cases
where a tribunal or CSEA of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over
a nonresident. A CSEA that receives a "Child Support Enforcement
Transmittal #3 - Request for Assistance/Discovery" requesting limited
assistance from another state shall not open a case.
(7)The OMB
0970-0085 "Child Support Locate Request" shall be used to request
locate information regarding the parent, employer, wages, or assets of a
putative father or obligor. The CSEA shall not send a "Child Support
Locate Request" to a state with which Ohio has CSENet quick locate
capability. If Ohio has CSENet quick locate capability with a state, the CSEA
shall send a CSENet transaction for quick locate to that state as described in
rule 5101:12-70-05.10 of the Administrative Code. This form may also be used to
request locate information on an obligee since CSENet cannot be used to obtain
locate information on obligees.
(8)The OMB
0970-0085 "Declaration in Support of Establishing Parentage" shall be
used to supplement the "Uniform Support Petition" to summarize the
evidence available to establish parentage. A separate "Declaration in
Support of Establishing Parentage" is required for each child for whom
parentage is at issue.
(9)The OMB
0970-0085 "General Testimony" shall be used to provide detailed
information and evidence available to support the action requested in the
"Child Support Enforcement Transmittal #1 - Initial Request."
(10) The OMB
0970-0085 "Letter of Transmittal Requesting Registration" shall be
used to request registration of an existing order for enforcement and/or
modification. The purpose of the form is to provide specific order information
to the responding state. A separate "Letter of Transmittal Requesting
Registration" shall be prepared for each order for which registration is
being requested.
(11) The OMB
0970-0085 "Notice of Determination of Controlling Order" shall be
used to notify the child support agencies and tribunals in other states of a
determination of controlling order that has been made by a court in Ohio.
(12) The OMB
0970-0085 "Personal Information Form for UIFSA § 311" shall be used
to safeguard the privacy of individuals by providing a means to record personal
information on a separate document that may be filed with a tribunal, but
should not be filed in a public access file.
(13) The OMB
0970-0085 "Uniform Support Petition" shall be used as a legal
pleading to provide the petitioner with a means to request specific action or
relief, show enough facts to notify the respondent of the claim being made, and
to assert that the responding tribunal has jurisdiction.
(14) The OMB
0970-0152 "Administrative Subpoena" shall be used to subpoena any
financial or other information needed to establish, modify, or enforce a
support order.
(15) The JFS 01132,
"Notice of Lien" (effective or revised effective date as identified
in rule 5101:12-70-99 of the Administrative Code) shall be used to request that
a lien be placed on property owned by an obligor in a state other than Ohio.
(B)The initiating
CSEA shall prepare and send UIFSA petitions consisting of forms described in
paragraph (A) of this rule in the combinations listed in paragraphs (B)(1) to
(B)(6) of this rule, to the ICR in the responding state for the purpose of
requesting child support program actions as follows:
(1)To request the
establishment of paternity and support, the initiating CSEA shall send:
(a)The "Child
Support Agency Confidential Information Form";
(b)The
"Personal Information Form for UIFSA § 311";
(c)The "Child
Support Enforcement Transmittal #1 - Initial Request";
(d)The
"Uniform Support Petition";
(e)The "Declaration
in Support of Establishing Parentage"; and
(f)The
"General Testimony."
(2)To request the
establishment of a support order, the initiating CSEA shall send:
(a)The "Child
Support Agency Confidential Information Form";
(b)The
"Personal Information Form for UIFSA § 311";
(c)The "Child
Support Enforcement Transmittal #1 - Initial Request";
(d)The
"Uniform Support Petition"; and
(e)The
"General Testimony."
(3)To request the
modification of a controlling order that was issued in a state where the
obligee or obligor resides, the initiating CSEA shall send:
(a)The "Child
Support Enforcement Transmittal #1 - Initial Request";
(b)The
"Uniform Support Petition"; and
(c)The
"General Testimony."
(4)To request the
registration for modification or the registration for modification and
enforcement of a controlling order that was issued in a state other than the
state where the obligee or obligor resides, the initiating CSEA shall send:
(a)The "Child
Support Agency Confidential Information Form";
(b)The
"Personal Information Form for UIFSA § 311";
(c)The "Child
Support Enforcement Transmittal #1 - Initial Request";
(d)The
"Uniform Support Petition";
(e)The
"General Testimony"; and
(f)The
"Letter of Transmittal Requesting Registration."
(5)To request the
enforcement of a controlling order that was issued in a state where the obligor
resides, the initiating CSEA shall send the "Child Support Enforcement
Transmittal #1 - Initial Request."
(6)To request the
registration for enforcement of a controlling order that was issued in a state
other than the state where the obligor resides, the initiating CSEA shall send:
(a)The "Child
Support Agency Confidential Information Form";
(b)The
"Personal Information Form for UIFSA § 311";
(c)The "Child
Support Enforcement Transmittal #1 - Initial Request"; and
(d)The
"Letter of Transmittal Requesting Registration."
(C)In addition to
the forms described in paragraph (B) of this rule, child support agencies in
responding states may require that other documents be included in a UIFSA
petition. The CSEA may contact the ICR in the state where the UIFSA petition
will be sent to determine whether any additional documents are required.
(D)Forms are
available at the office of child support enforcement (OCSE) website under the
international resources section, for cases with countries for whom the
convention on the international recovery of child support and other forms of
family maintenance, concluded at "The Hague" on November 23, 2007, is
in effect.
(E)Forms for cases
with countries that are "Federal Reciprocating Countries" (FRC) with
the United States are available at the OCSE website under the international
resources section.
Effective: 12/15/2021
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 9/22/2021 and 09/22/2026
Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Date: 11/30/2021
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3125.25
Rule Amplifies: 3115.602, 3115.605, 3125.03
Prior Effective Dates: 01/01/1998, 11/01/2000, 03/01/2003,
09/01/2005, 11/01/2011, 07/01/2016, 03/01/2018