Common Terms:

Child Support: 
Money paid by a parent, through the Child Support Enforcement Agency, to support the basic needs of their child(ren). 

Obligee:

Any person, including a state or political subdivision, to whom a duty of support is owed.

Obligor: 
Any person required to pay child support and / or provide health care coverage. 

Cash Medical:

An amount ordered to be paid in a child support order toward the ordinary medical expenses incurred in a calendar year. This amount may be payable to the obligee or the state. 

IWO:

Income Withholding Order - A notice that requires an employer, financial institution, or other party to deduct support payments directly from the income of the obligor.

FIDM:

Financial Institution Data Match - A tool of enforcement that cross-references account information.

CSPC:

Child Support Payment Central- The state's centralized collection and disbursement system.

Default:

A case is in default if the balance exceeds one month of the ordered child support. 

SETS:

Support Enforcement Tracking System - The statewide computer system for child support.

Arrearage:

Delinquent or past-due support.

Administrative Fee:

A service fee required by State law, 2% of the ordered payment, paid by the obligor.

IV-D:

(Pronounced "4 D") - A section of Federal law which authorizes enforcement remedies to collect support and provides Federal funding for the local agency.

CSEA:

Child Support Enforcement Agency 

OCS:

Office of Child Support - The State office of child support, under the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, ODJFS.

OCSE:

Office of Child Support Enforcement - The Federal office of Child Support.