Ohio Code 3111.53 – Administrative officer
(A) A child support enforcement agency, in accordance with the rules adopted by the director of job and family services pursuant to division (B) of this section, shall employ an administrative officer, contract with another entity to provide an administrative officer, or contract with an individual to serve as an administrative officer to issue administrative orders determining the existence or nonexistence of a parent and child relationship, requiring the payment of child support, or both.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3111.53
- Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
- Child: includes child by adoption. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- parent and child relationship: includes the mother and child relationship and the father and child relationship. See Ohio Code 3111.01
(B) The director of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code regulating administrative officers who issue administrative orders described in division (A) of this section, including the following:
(1) The qualifications of the administrative officer;
(2) Any other procedures, requirements, or standards necessary for the employment of the administrative officer.