Child Support Attorney

Description:

Position Overview:
The Child Support Attorney represents the Child Support Enforcement Agency (i.e., CSEA) in assigned court hearings: prepares cases for assigned dockets (e.g., reviews court case file, prior attorneys' & caseworkers' notes, applicable case law, revised code, administrative code).
Summary of Job Duties:
Represents the Child Support Enforcement Agency (i.e., CSEA) in assigned court hearings: prepares cases for assigned dockets (e.g., reviews court case file, prior attorneys' & caseworkers' notes, applicable case law, revised code, administrative code); reviews incoming enforcement establishments & administrative referrals to determine appropriate legal actions (e.g., paternity &/or support establishment, contempt & imposition actions & collections through temporary restraining orders & lump sum orders); instructs support staff & other agency personnel regarding information (e.g., pertinent information obtained such as addresses, phone numbers, employers, upcoming hearings, & possible alternative revenue sources & actions [e.g., reissuing of service, preparation of entries & orders, & updating caseloads. for judicial proceedings or administrative actions]); interprets cases & other legal documents (e.g., reviews court orders that address, custody, child or spousal support or orders that request the CSEA to take some type of action, directs staff via e-mail, face-to-face communication, Support Enforcement Tracking System [i.e., SETS] &/or electronic referral as to the legal meaning & consequences of an administrative or court order & how that order should be administered by the CSEA; prepares, reviews, & signs legal documents (e.g., complaints for support, complaints for paternity, motions to show cause, motions to impose, & motions for temporary restraining orders for filing with courts); researches & analyzes specific & general points of law concerning Child Support & other related matters such as child custody laws, local rules of court, Probate law, & Property law.
Facilitates administrative tasks & customer contacts within the CSEA Legal Department: documents all Child Support case actions (e.g., referrals, case reviews, hearings results) & instructs support staff & other agency personnel regarding information (e.g., pertinent information obtained such as addresses, phone numbers, employers, upcoming hearings, recently issued orders, & possible alternative revenue sources & actions [e.g., reissuing of service, amending orders, referring additional cases, preparation of entries & orders, & updating caseloads]); updates agency computer systems (e.g., SETS, OnBase, &/or electronic databases & systems); responds to inquiries by phone, in-person or through email from CSEA customers & third parties (e.g., private attorneys, members of the judiciary & their staff, law enforcement personnel).
Maintains knowledge of programs & available services: attends, represents & advocates for CSEA at meetings as assigned by management, conferences (e.g., those organized through the Ohio Child Support Director's Association), workshops & training programs (e.g., those administered through the Montgomery County Department of Learning & Development at Madison Lakes, the State Office of Child Support &/or Job & Family Services), State & local hearings as assigned by management, community outreach activities as assigned by management (e.g., programs administered through legal aid); attends, participates on & leads multidisciplinary teams (e.g., customer & program arrears); designs & leads training &/or mentoring activities for co-workers (e.g., probate work, bankruptcy & foreclosure) & services workshops; assists in the development of CSEA policies & procedures (e.g., drafts &/or reviews said policies & procedures as assigned by management).

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