FAQs • Clark County DJFS, OH • CivicEngage

Skip to Main Content

Clark County DJFS, OH

Website Sign In

Can I be denied a passport?: If you owe more than $2,500 in past due child support, the U.S. State Department will refuse to issue a passport and may revoke, restrict, or limit a passport previously issued.

▼
Child Support - Enforcement

Show All Answers

1. What can I do to get my share of out-of-pocket medical expenses?: By state law, CSEA cannot assist in this matter. The issue must be addressed privately in the court system.

2. Can the CSEA assist with custody or visitation?: No, the Child Support Enforcement Agency is not able to assist with those particular issues.

3. What is a processing fee?: It is a 2% fee charged on court-ordered payments, as established by Ohio law.

4. Can I be denied a passport?: If you owe more than $2,500 in past due child support, the U.S. State Department will refuse to issue a passport and may revoke, restrict, or limit a passport previously issued.

5. How can a driver’s license be suspended?: A warning letter is sent to an obligor who is not complying with a support order. If the obligor does not respond within 14 days, the license can be suspended.

6. How are income tax refunds intercepted?: Our computer system generates information that is provided to the IRS.

7. Why isn’t the tax refund credited to my support account after the CSEA received it?: Tax monies may be on hold for a variety of reasons. Please contact the CSEA in person. We cannot discuss IRS information over the phone.