The purpose of the child support program is to provide children with the opportunity for a better life. Working with both parents to establish and enforce support orders is essential in helping children receive the financial and medical support they deserve. The program also strives to benefit tax payers by defraying the cost of public assistance by helping families become and remain self sufficient.
Next to public education, no other social service program nationally, statewide or locally, affects more children than the child support enforcement program.
Lorain County CSEA administers nearly 31,000 active support cases for over 35,000 children. Of these support cases, approximately 89% are non-public assistance cases, and 11% are public assistance cases. Currently 70% of child support obligors make regular payments to support their children. The agency collects approximately $53 million annually, utilizing a number of enforcement methods, including income withholding, interception of federal and state tax returns, suspension of professional and driver's licenses, liens on property, and seizure of bank and financial accounts.
The CSEA also offers many services including: Genetic testing, administrative establishment of paternity, establishment of and enforcement of medical and child support orders, review and modification of support orders, and locating of non-residential parents. The agency routinely works with the Sheriff's Office, the Prosecutor's Office, Domestic Relations and Juvenile Courts to enforce support orders.
The purpose of the child support program is to provide children with the opportunity for a better life. Working with both parents to establish and enforce support orders is essential in helping children receive the financial and medical support they deserve. The program also strives to benefit tax payers by defraying the cost of public assistance by helping families become and remain self sufficient. 