5101:12-70-05.1 CSEA general responsibilities.

 

 

 

5101:12-70-05.1          Requirements   for   initiating   and   responding   CSEAs   in interstate cases.

 

 

 

(A)This rule describes the specific requirements that initiating and responding child support enforcement agencies (CSEAs) shall follow in the processing of interstate cases. These requirements are in addition to those described in rules 5101:12-70-05.2,    5101:12-70-05.3,    5101:12-70-05.4,    5101:12-70-05.5,    and

5101:12-70-05.6 of the Administrative Code.

 

(1) An initiating CSEA shall:

 

(a) Notify the child support agency in the responding state of any new information received on a case within ten business days of receipt of that information;

 

(b) Provide the child support agency in the responding state with any additional information requested or notify the responding child support agency when the information shall be provided within thirty days of receipt of the request;

 

(c) Send a copy of a notice received from a court or tribunal to an obligee within two business days of receiving it from the court or tribunal;

 

(d)Send a copy of a written communication from the obligor or the obligor's attorney to the obligee within two business days of receiving it from the court or tribunal; and

 

(e) Notify the obligee within ten business days if jurisdiction over the obligor cannot be obtained.

 

(2) A responding CSEA shall:

 

(a) Return the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) petition to the child support agency in the initiating state or, if directed by the child support agency in the initiating state, send the UIFSA petition to the child support agency in the state where the obligor has been located and notify the Ohio interstate central registry (ICR) where the case has been sent within ten business days of locating the obligor in a different state;

 

(b) Provide notice to the child support agency in the initiating state within ten business days of the scheduling of any administrative or judicial hearings on a case;

 

(c) Notify the child support agency in the initiating state of any new information on a case within ten business days of receipt of the information;

 

(d)Notify the child support agency in the initiating state of the correct Ohio

 

 

case number whenever an application received from the Ohio ICR is merged into an existing case by the CSEA;

(e) Notify the Ohio ICR within ten business days when a case has been closed;

(f)Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate court in Ohio or tribunal in another state to obtain jurisdiction over the party that resides in Ohio;

(g) Request an appropriate Ohio court to set a date, time, and place for a hearing; and

(h) Make all reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary case information.

Replaces:                                                     Part of 5101:1-30-50.1, 5101:1-30-53

Effective:                                                     09/01/2005

R.C. 119.032 review dates:                         09/01/2010

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

07/25/2005

Date

Promulgated Under:                           119.03

Statutory Authority:                           3125.25

Rule Amplifies:                                  3115.05, 3115.15, 3115.16, 3115.17, 3115.18, 3125.03

Prior Effective Dates:                         1/1/98, 3/1/03