CSPMTL 92 (Support Establishment)
Child Support Program Manual Transmittal Letter No. 92
June 20, 2014
TO: All Child Support Program Manual Holders
FROM: Cynthia C. Dungey, Director
SUBJECT: Support Establishment

The Office of Child Support (OCS) is amending the following rules. These rules were reviewed in accordance with section 119.032 of the Revised Code, which requires the review of all state agency rules within a five-year period:

Amended RuleAmended Rule TitlePrior Effective Date of RuleEffective Date of Amendment
5101:12‑45‑05Support order establishment12/15/20097/1/2014
This rule describes the parental duty of support and when a child support enforcement agency (CSEA) must establish an administrative child support order or file an action to establish a court child support order.
Changes to the rule include: clarification of when a CSEA schedules an administrative child support hearing or when to file a court action to establish a child support order; adding a reference to the Ohio Revised Code (ORC); and adding a reference to the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC).
This rule is authorized under ORC section 3125.25; it amplifies ORC sections 3103.03, 3103.031, 3111.03, 3111.13, 3111.24, 3111.25, 3111.29, 3111.49, 3111.78, 3111.821, 3111.95, 3119.61, 3125.03, 3125.36.
5101:12‑45‑05.1Scheduling the administrative support hearing4/1/20097/1/2014
This rule describes the process the CSEA must follow when scheduling an administrative child support hearing.
Changes to the rule include: updating references to rules in the OAC.
This rule is authorized under ORC section 3125.25, and amplifies ORC sections 3111.80, 3125.03..
5101:12‑45‑05.2Conducting the administrative support hearing4/1/20097/1/2014
This rule describes the process for conducting an administrative child support hearing.
Changes to the rule include: correction to a dollar amount cited in the ORC and adding a reference to a rule in the OAC.
This rule is authorized under ORC section 3125.25, and amplifies ORC sections 3111.03, 3111.82, 3111.821, 3111.95, 3125.03.
5101:12‑45‑05.3Administrative support order4/1/20097/1/2014
This rule describes when the administrative child support order may terminate, methods of registering the administrative child support order, and the timeframes for objecting to the administrative child support order.
The change to the rule includes adding a reference to a rule in the OAC.
This rule is authorized under ORC section 3125.25, and amplifies ORC sections 2151.231, 3111.81, 3111.83, 3111.831, 3111.832, 3111.84, 3119.86, 3121.24, 3121.27, 3121.28, 3121.29, 3121.30, 3125.03.

OCS is adopting the following rule:

Adopted RuleAdopted Rule TitleEffective Date of Adopted Rule
5101:12‑45‑99Chapter 5101:12-45 forms - support establishment7/1/2014
This is a new rule that contains a compilation of forms with their effective or revised effective date, referenced within various rules contained within division 5101:12 of the Administrative Code, but first cited within Chapter 5101:12-45 of the Administrative Code.
This rule is authorized by ORC section 3125.25..

INSTRUCTIONS:

When the CSPMTL is published, the CSPM will be updated as follows:

  • An amended rule will be inserted and the previous version will be moved to the OAC Archive section of the eManuals.
  • An adopted rule will be inserted.

The rules and forms in the CSPM can be accessed at:

http://emanuals.jfs.ohio.gov.

Forms can also be accessed on the ODJFS Forms Central InnerWeb page at:

http://www.odjfs.state.oh.us/forms/inner.asp

or on the ODJFS Forms Central Internet page at:

http://www.odjfs.state.oh.us/forms/inter.asp

INSTRUCTIONS for CSEA INTERNAL PROCEDURAL HANDBOOK:

Paragraph (I)(1) of OAC rule 5101:12-1-01 states that, whenever a program change requires modification of local procedures, the CSEA is required to revise its internal procedural handbook and submit the revision to OCS within thirty days of the revision. The CSEA should carefully review the adopted and amended rules contained in this CSPMTL to determine whether they require the CSEA to update its internal procedural handbook. The CSEA should give particular care when reviewing the following rules as they contain new or modified requirements with which the CSEA must comply: