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The first step to establishing child support is completing an application. However, clients who receive medical and cash assistance through Job and Family Services of Ross County do not need to apply. You may obtain an application online or
by calling the Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA), (740) 773-2651, or by coming to the agency.
To help prevent delays, please fill in all sections that apply, sign and date the signature lines.
The child support process also is initiated in the following ways:
State-Mandated Cases
The CSEA receives a referral from the Department of Job and Family Services when a client receives state medical or cash assistance.
Court Orders
In these instances a court may order the CSEA to conduct genetic testing to determine paternity, establish a child support order or collect payments ordered by the court.
Foster Care Cases
The CSEA receives referrals and support orders as a result of a child being placed in a foster care home.
How Support Orders Are Established
Child support orders are established in one of two ways:
- Administrative: The CSEA hearing officer conducts a hearing at the CSEA office. Both parents must be present.
For this hearing you must provide the most recent three years' tax information, six to eight current pay stubs, health insurance costs, notarized document of child care costs, proof of mandatory expenses related to job performance (tools,
uniforms, union dues, etc.), and documentation of other biological children in the household.
Custody and visitation issues cannot be addressed or determined by the CSEA—only by a court.
- Court: If child support is not established through the administrative process, a court date will be set to determine support.
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