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In compliance with the new federal regulations, Ohio laws regarding medical support (ORC 3119.29 & following) have changed. The Ohio Revised Code continues to require that all child support orders require the obligor and/or obligee to purchase private health insurance coverage if it is reasonable in cost, and adds the requirement that the non-custodial parent pay a cash medical support payment during any period when the child is not covered by private health insurance.
If the child or children are not currently enrolled in health insurance coverage, there will be a cash medical support payment in addition to the child support payment. In other words, the child support payment will be either:
1. A child support payment amount when health insurance is provided
OR
2. A child support payment amount when health insurance is not provided and a cash medical support payment.
This does not apply to existing cases; only new orders or orders that are modified.
New Cash Medical Support Fact Sheet
URGENT! YOUR CHILD COULD BE LEFT OUT! SAD---BUT TRUE
Each year, this office receives notice of the death of one or more parents of the children in our cases. Many times, this notice comes to us urgently because the father-child relationship has not been established. The result of this unfortunate circumstance is that children have no legal connection to their father, paternal grandparents and other extended family members. Also, they are left with little or no opportunity to obtain important medical information and may not have access to inheritance or government benefits such as social security, insurance or veterans benefits. The children find themselves enduring limited resources and often living in poverty.
Act today to give your child a better chance for emotional and financial well-being. Contact our office to establish paternity. Don’t take the risk that your child may someday be asking why you failed to protect his or her rights! This service is available to you at no cost and could make a world of difference to your child.
Address Change Information
Even though you may receive your support payments via direct deposit or the Ohio e-Quick Pay debit card, you still need to keep your address updated with the agency to ensure continued receipt of important legal documents and/or case status information.
You can report changes in your ADDRESS by contacting us at (513)732-7248 or sending us an email by clicking on ClermontSupportsKids@odjfs.state.oh.us. If you know your investigator's name, you can e-mail him/her directly. See the "Contact Us/Directions" tab for a staff directory.
The Ohio Benefit Bank
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Programs Supported by the OBB
Eligibility screening and application completion ability: Food Assistance Program, Health Care Programs for Families & Children, The Home Energy Assistance Program HEAP, Child care assistance, Free and Reduced Price Lunch Program for school children, Ohio’s Best Rx, The Golden Buckeye Program, Medicare Part D and the Low Income Subsidy.
Application completion only: The Ohio Senior Community Service Employment Program, Ohio Cash Assistance (OWF), Women Infants and Children (WIC), Child and Family Health Services (CFHC), Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps (BCMC).
Foreclosure Prevention
Effective 03/08 through 12/08 the Better Housing League of Cincinnati has received short term funding (partially through Consumer Credit Counseling, PNC Bank, Spirit of America National Bank and Huntington National Bank) to provide pre-foreclosure counseling to the citizens of Clermont County. If you are in need of pre-foreclosure counseling, please contact the Better Housing League at 513-721-6855.
Contact Us
Clermont County Child Support Enforcement
2400 Clermont Center Drive, Suite 107, Batavia, OH 45103
(513) 732-7248
1-(800) 571-0943
To send us an email, click on ClermontSupportsKids@odjfs.state.oh.us
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