Ohio Code 3119.9523 – Investigation of support obligation to caretaker
If a child support enforcement agency determines under section 3119.953 of the Revised Code that the child in the care of the caretaker is not subject to an existing child support order, the agency shall determine, not later than twenty days after its receipt of the Title IV-D services application or referral under section 3119.953 of the Revised Code, whether any reason exists for which a child support order for the child should be imposed. That determination shall include whether the caretaker is the child’s primary caregiver.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3119.9523
- Caretaker: means any of the following, other than a parent:
(a) A person with whom the child resides for at least thirty consecutive days, and who is the child's primary caregiver;
(b) A person who is receiving public assistance on behalf of the child;
(c) A person or agency with legal custody of the child, including a county department of job and family services or a public children services agency;
(d) A guardian of the person or the estate of a child;
(e) Any other appropriate court or agency with custody of the child. See Ohio Code 3119.01
- Child: includes child by adoption. See Ohio Code 1.59
- child support enforcement agency: means a child support enforcement agency designated under former section 2301. See Ohio Code 3119.01
- Child support order: means either a court child support order or an administrative child support order. See Ohio Code 3119.01
- Support order: means either an administrative child support order or a court support order. See Ohio Code 3119.01
Last updated October 3, 2023 at 5:46 PM