2:56:36 PM
[KENDALL] WILL
IT BE THE SAME AMT
AS B-4 I MEAN AS FAR
AS HOW MUCH I WAS
GETTING
2:57:09 PM [Jeff
Startzman]
Assuming the
unemployment is the
same, I believe it
should be.
2:55:14 PM [Visitor]
ok, thanks
2:56:07 PM [Jeff
Startzman]
You're welcome.
2:52:00 PM [Visitor]
i haven't received anything,
i overheard him talking
about getting out of paying
and it had me concerned
2:55:02 PM [Jeff
Startzman]
If you want to report his
income, just in case he has
not, please call our offices
at 946-1000.
2:50:45 PM [KENDALL] THE
OBLIGOR IN MY CASE IS GOING TO
BE RECEIVING AN EXTENSION OF
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AS SOON AS
THE GOVERNMENT ENACTS THE LAW
WHICH WILL BE SOON ACCORDING TO
THE INTERNET HIS CURR BENEFITS
ENDED 9/174/2009 WILL HIS ORDER
AUTOMATICALLY GO BACK IN EFFECT
AS SOON AS HE STARTS RECEIVE
BENEFITS WITHOUT ME HAVING TO
CONTACT THE WORKER TO DO ANOTHER
WAGE WITHOLDING?
2:53:13 PM [Jeff Startzman]
Yes.
OBES has the withholding on file
and should honor that once
benefits recommence. If for any
reason you see him getting his
unemployment and you do not
receive any support, please call
us so we can investigate.
2:49:25 PM [Visitor] Hi, I
have a subcontractor that i paid on
a regular basis for the past 5 years
2:49:41 PM [Visitor] does his
payments need to be reported
2:51:16 PM [Jeff Startzman]
Not sure
what you are asking exactly, I
cannot give you legal advice. But if
you receive an income withholding it
is because the CSEA has classified
you as a payor. Income withholdings
are sent to payors, not simply
employers.
Question:
I got this administrative lien in the
mail. What's this?
Answer: Whenever a
case goes into default, which means it
is over 30 days past due, a notice is
sent out. If you do not challenge the
fact that you are behind, then the case
is found to be in default and the CSEA
can administratively enforce the court
order. One of the most common tools we
use is an administrative lien. This lien
attaches to all personal and real
property that an obligor owns. It never
expires, and it is fluid. In other
words, the amount of the lien can go up
or down depending on the amount of the
arrearage. When someone goes to sell a
car, a boat, a house, etc., the lien
must be paid before the sale can be
completed. We have wiped out over $2
million from the liens that we have
filed.
Question:
If both the mother and the father are
under 18, is there child support ordered
if they're not married?
Answer: There could
be. Just because paternity is
established, it does not mean that
either parent must pursue a support
order (if there is no cash public
assistance). When support is pursued and
the parent is a minor, the income of the
the grandparents are used in the child
support guidelines to establish an
order. So grandparents would pay support
until the parents turn 18.
Question:
What if my girlfriend won't agree to
visitation or even doing the paternity
thing?
Answer: You can come
to our agency and open a case to
establish paternity. It is a common
misconception that only the mother can
come to us and request our services.
Question:
If a father pays child support, does
that means he gets to see the child?
Answer: Under Ohio
law, if an unmarried woman gives birth
she is the custodial parent of the minor
child. The father can establish
paternity by signing an Acknowledgement
at the hospital, but even if he does,
that does not change who has custody.
Once paternity is established, the
parents can either work out a parenting
time schedule, or if they can't, either
can go to court and ask the court to set
up visitation. A father can also seek
custody if he believes that would be in
the best interest of the child.
Question:
How can I talk to a technician using
this chat method?
Answer: Go to
www.hcjfs.org. Click on Services,
then Child Support. You can chat with a
tech, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Monday-Friday.
More and more people are finding this
method helpful.
Question:
I hear everyone in Child Support is
moving. What's up with that? Can I still
make a payment at 800 Broadway?
Answer: Pretty much
true. With our agency downsizing, we are
able to get almost all staff into the
A&D Building at 222 E. Central Parkway.
All of the staff that were at 237
William Howard Taft will be downtown by
the end of October. However, the
Cashier's Office at 800 Broadway will
continue to take payments.
Question:
I am married, but have been separated
from my husband. I'm now pregnant with
my boyfriend's baby. He is willing to
sign the birth certificate, will that be
enough to establish paternity?
Answer: No. He can
certainly sign the birth certificate,
but because you are married, the law
presumes your husband is the legal
father. You can have this "undone"
through a divorce proceeding or you can
contact our office and request that your
boyfriend be established as the legal
father. This may require him, you, the
child and your estranged husband having
a genetic test so that we can get a
court order of paternity.
Question:
I hear there is going to be a new
standard applied to people who are
behind and have their passports denied?
Answer: Yes. The
state has put forth new rules that are
zero tolerance for personal travel. In
other words, if somebody is going on
vacation and is behind on their child
support, they must pay off their entire
arrearage in order to get their
passport. There are exceptions, but the
standard is much tougher than it used to
be.
2:15:10 PM [Visitor] Thank you so
much for your help. Have a great day!
2:11:50 PM [Visitor] That is where a
problem comes in... We called a technician &
he told us we had to pay $100, request a
hearing & then it would be stopped. That if
my sons father does not pay, he will have
his license suspended. He said a new law was
put in place September 1st.
2:13:48 PM [Jeff Startzman]
Please call
Aiesha Walker, our Enforcement section
chief, at 946-1918 and she can help you
through this.
2:09:36
PM [Visitor] I recently married my sons
father, what do I need to do to stop his child
support payments?? Is a marriage license
sufficent enough?
2:10:36
PM [Jeff Startzman]
Yes. Please mail or
fax the marriage certificate (not the marriage
license) to our attention ASAP. You can call
your technician and let them know it's coming,
too.
Question:
How do I go about setting up a child support case?
Answer: Someone can contact us at
946-1000 and request to be connected to child
support. Our Intake people can send a packet in an
application to you. We can then establish paternity,
if necessary, or proceed directly to establishing
support if paternity has already been determined. If
there is an order and it needs enforced, you will
speak directly to the technician who has your case
and is working on it.
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