Payments

The most common way to make a child support payment is through the obligor’s employer as an income wage withholding order.  The withholding order is based on a monthly amount and is broken down into installments based on the obligor’s pay schedule (e.g. weekly; bi-weekly; 1st and 15th of the month; or monthly basis). The CSEA receives the funds, distributes the funds accordingly, and releases the child support amount usually within 48 hours. If we do not receive any funds, we cannot release any funds.

Income or Wage Withholding

•  The Child Support Agency can also send a wage withhold for certain types of “income benefits” including Social Security and Worker’s Compensation
• The CSEA can also issue a wage withhold for those who are self-employed from either a checking or savings account
• If you are unemployed, the CSEA will send a wage withholding to Unemployment Compensation (UC). The wage withhold from UC will address the child support order but will NOT include the administrative fee(s). You will be responsible for paying the difference

Payment by Credit Card

 The CSEA accepts Visa, Mastercard, and Discover credit/debit cards. The obligor can call 740.670.5998 Option 3 and a CSEA staff can take your payment over the phone.

CSEA Payment Window

• Hours are Monday – Friday 7:30 AM. To 4:30 P.M.
• The Child Support Agency does not accept checks

Other Payment Methods:
Child Support Payment Central (CSPC)

• Accepts checks, money orders, traveler’s checks and cashier’s checks

• All Payments should be made payable to CSPC and mailed to the following:
  

  Ohio CSPC

  P.O. Box 182372

  Columbus, Ohio 43218-2372

• Please Include your name and other parties’ names, case number or social security number.
• Additional fees may apply for out-of-state transactions

To ensure that your payment is applied correctly, please include the following:

• Your Name
• Your Social Security Number (optional)
• SETS Case Number (10-digit number that begins with a 7)
• Court Order Number
• Amount that should be applied to each case (if you have more than one case)