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THE CHILD SUPPORT MISSION AND PURPOSE
The Child Support
Enforcement Agency (CSEA) will help ensure the healthy
development of children by locating parents, determining
paternity, establishing support obligations, and collecting
child support while emphasizing accountability, customer
service, and community collaboration.
The purpose of the
child support program is to provide children with the
opportunity for a better life. By working with both parents to
establish and enforce support orders, the child support program
helps children receive the financial and medical support ordered
for them. Children deserve financial and emotional support.
For many people,
their first experience with a government agency can be
confusing. The staff at the Fairfield County Child Support
Enforcement Agency (CSEA) recognized the need to help clients
understand the services offered and terminology used to handle
their case. We have developed many fact sheets to assist clients
in navigating the child support system.
When did the Child
Support Program begin?
The Child Support
Enforcement program was established in 1975 by Title IV-D of the
Social Security Act as amended.
Ohio Revised Code Section 2301.35
requires every county to establish a single child support
enforcement agency to collect financial support for children
from the absent parents responsible for the children. Ohio
Revised Code further provides that the Ohio Department of Job &
Family Services is the supervising agency for the Title IV-D
child support program. The Fairfield County Support Enforcement
Agency was established in 1988 under the Board of County
Commissioners through the merger of personnel from Domestic
Relations, the Prosecuting Attorney's Office and the County
Department of Human Services.
The Ohio
Department of Job & Family Services is the supervising agency
for the Title IV-D program in Ohio. The goals of the program
are:
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To ensure the
children are supported by their parents
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To encourage
family responsibility
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To reduce the
cost of public assistance to the taxpayers
What Services can
we provide?
The Agency
provides a variety of child support services. Teamwork is the
core component of our program. It is through the many
connections with community agencies that we achieve many of our
primary goals.
Through the Title
IV-D child support program: This law requires that Child Support
Enforcement Services, also known as IV-D Services, be provided.
Click here to view
IV-D Services and additional informational documents.
Click here to view Child
Support Organizational Directory
Who are we?
The CSEA employs
more than 45 individuals. Reducing vacancies, recruiting
high-caliber individuals and improving the core competencies of
existing staff are high priorities for us. We continue to bring
quality personnel into our Agency to fill vacancies caused by
staff promotions and attrition. The agency staff is well rounded
and well motivated.
Case Managers have
demonstrated dedication and determination in their work as well
as care and concern for their customers.
Who are our
customers?
To understand the
issues and challenges facing the Agency, one must have an
understanding of the Agency's diverse customer base. Customers
include the residential parent or third-party caretaker with
whom the child resides, the non-residential parent, and of
course, the beneficiaries of the services are the children.
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NCSEA –http://www.ncsea.org/
National Child Support Enforcement Association is
the nonprofit, membership organization representing
the child support community -
a workforce of over
60,000. |
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OCSE -
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/index.html
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
is responsible for federal programs that promote the
economic and social well-being of families,
children, individuals and communities. This link
takes you directly to the Federal Office of Child
Support home page. |
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ERICSA
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http://www.ericsa.org/
The Eastern Regional Interstate Child Support
Enforcement Association promotes the development of
effective family and child support programs through
professional training, materials development, and
technical assistance. A special focus of ERICSA is
to improve communication and cooperation among
states and jurisdictions for the interstate
enforcement of child support obligations. |
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