Termination

The Ohio Revised Code states that there are several factors when a child support order can end. The following are a few examples:

• Attainment of the age of 18 if the child no longer attends an accredited high school on a full-time basis and the child support order requires support to continue past age of majority only if the child continuously attends such a high school after attaining that age;
• The child ceases to attend an accredited high school on a full-time basis after attaining the age of majority, if the child support order requires support to continue past the age of majority only if the child continuously attends such a high school after attaining that age;
• The child's death
• The child’s marriage
• The child’s enlistment in the armed services
• The child’s deportation
• Change in legal custody of the child
  
  

Are there Reasons why Child Support Should Continue past 18?

The law provides that court-ordered child support shall not remain in effect after the child reaches nineteen years of age unless the court order provides that the duty of support continues under very specific circumstances.

What Happens Next?

When the CSEA becomes aware of a possible reason for the termination of the child support, we will begin the process of validating the reasons and preparing the appropriate paperwork for Court. Copies of the paperwork are mailed to the obligor and oblige. Both parties have a fourteen (14) day period to object to the termination and request an Administrative Hearing.

If there is money owed for arrears on the case, the current support order becomes payment on the past due amount until the arrears are paid in full.

Recoupment

If the CSEA is unaware or learns of the child’s emancipation after it occurred, the oblige may have been overpaid. If that is the case, the CSEA will recoup/collect the funds from the party who is overpaid. Each case is hand calculated to ensure the accuracy of the overpayment.