HB 561 Summary

• Amends Ohio's child support laws to require child support enforcement agencies to request financial documentation from both parents (mother and father) rather than only obligors, including tax returns, pay stubs, health insurance information, and military earnings statements.

• Reduces response timeframes for various child support proceedings from 30 days to 14 days, including objection periods for administrative orders, default notice responses, and agency determination challenges.

• Allows child support enforcement agencies to make reasonable assumptions about income and information when parents fail to comply with documentation requests, enabling the agency to proceed with support determinations without all requested information.

• Changes notice and communication requirements from "sent" to "issued" language and adds provisions allowing agencies to notify parents proactively about potential termination reasons before termination events occur.

• Creates new procedures for administrative support order hearings requiring both parents to provide financial information upfront, with the administrative officer including a notice about the agency's right to make assumptions if information is not provided.