Administrative Support Orders
If you have paternity established for your child, but do not have a child support order established, we can provide this service to you. The child’s parent, guardian, legal custodian, or the person with whom the child lives should contact our office for assistance.
Once both parties have been located, a hearing date will be set and both parties will be notified. Cases which have not had prior court involvement will have their hearings held at the Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA) by an administrative hearing officer.
At the hearing, the parties will be required to bring financial documents (W-2 forms, tax returns, pay stubs, proof of child care, health insurance costs, and other information), which are necessary to establish an order of child support. The income will be input into the Ohio Child Support Guidelines. The results of the hearing will be mailed approximately 4 weeks after the hearing. If either party disagrees with the amount of support determined by the agency (based on the Ohio Child Support Guidelines), they can object and request a hearing to have their case heard through the court system.
If the custodial parent, or the children, receive cash assistance from Stark County Job and Family Services, they must cooperate in establishing medical and financial support for their children or their benefits may be sanctioned.
Our agency cannot address custody or visitation issues in any manner.
Judicial support orders
For orders established in Family Court, the same process and information is required.
Stark County Family Court
110 Central Plaza S.
6th floor
Canton, OH 44702
What if we agree on a Support Amount?
Only Stark County Family Court has the ability to deviate from support guidelines. If a support hearing was held administratively, one or both parties must object within the specified time frames to the Stark County Family Court.