Child Support

The Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA) of the Union County Department of Job and Family Services establishes and enforces child support orders.  The program ensures that children are supported by both parents and encourages family responsibility.

CSEA CAN assist with:

• Collection and disbursement of child and spousal support
• Location of absent parents
• Paternity establishment
• Establishment of Child Support and medical orders
• Administrative review and adjustments
• Enforcement of court order

CSEA CANNOT assist with:

• Determining custody of child(ren)
• Negotiating or meditating visitation or disputes
• Collecting on medical bills
• Collecting or enforcing property settlements

The most current and up-to-date information on your case can be found by registering on the   Ohio Child Support Customer Service Web Portal.

What can be accessed on the Web Portal?

• View and print payment history
• Recent payment activity
• Your address and employment information
• Health insurance information
• Email case managers

If private health insurance is not available or not provided as ordered, cash medical support must be paid until private health insurance becomes available or is provided as ordered.  For more information on Medical Support orders,  click here. 

There are two ways to establish a support order in Ohio:

• CSEA can help figure how much child support to pay without going to court.  But, first, parents needs to establish paternity (fatherhood)
  • Once paternity is established, the CSEA will schedule a meeting where parents bring important documents like pay stubs and tax returns
  • During the meeting, an officer will listen to what parents have to say and use guidelines to decide how much child support should be paid.  They will also determine who should provide health insurance for the child.
  • If parents do not agree with the child support order, they can ask the court to review it.

Judicial Order

• Parents can go to court for a hearing where a judge looks at their financial information and decides how much child support should be paid.
• Courts may also forward support orders to the CSEA following divorce or dissolution hearings.

CSEA can also help establish a child support order, even if a parent does not live in Ohio.

In Ohio, the amount of Child Support a parent is responsible to pay depends on the income and assets of both parents.  The CSEA or the court will use the "Ohio Child Support Guidelines" to determine the child support amount.  Both parents must provide information about their income(s) from the past 6 months or provide their most recent income tax returns.

For more information on Child Support, click here.

• Child Support Application for Services (IVD Application)
• Child Support E-Disbursement Enrollment Form
• Request for Review (Form JFS 01849)
• Child Support Financial Affidavit (Form JFS 00593)
• Report a Change Form

• DECLARACIÓN JURADA FINANCIERA DE MANUTENCIÓN INFANTIL - CHILD SUPPORT FINANCIAL AFFIDAVIT (SPANISH)
• Solicitud Para Los Servicios