Ohio Code 3115.308 – Duty of department of job and family services
(A) If the department of job and family services determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the department may order the agency to perform its duties under this chapter or may provide those services directly to the individual.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3115.308
- Child: means an individual, whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support by the individual's parent or who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support order directed to the parent. See Ohio Code 3115.102
- Foreign country: means a country, including a political subdivision of the country, other than the United States, that authorizes the issuance of support orders to which at least one of the following applies:
(1) It has been declared under the law of the United States to be a foreign reciprocating country;
(2) It has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this state as provided in section 3115. See Ohio Code 3115.102
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession under the jurisdiction of the United States. See Ohio Code 3115.102
- Support enforcement agency: means a public official, governmental entity, or private agency authorized to do any of the following:
(1) Seek enforcement of support orders or laws relating to the duty of support;
(2) Seek establishment or modification of child support;
(3) Request determination of parentage of a child;
(4) Attempt to locate obligors or their assets; or
(5) Request determination of the controlling child-support order. See Ohio Code 3115.102
(B) The department of job and family services may determine that a foreign country has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this state and take appropriate action for notification of the determination.