Child Support Attorney - Hearing Officer

Montgomery County, OH; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Montgomery County, Ohio seeks a Child Support Attorney to conduct administrative hearings on paternity and child support obligations and to review orders under state statutes and policies. You will render written decisions, ensure due process, and provide legal services to the Child Support Enforcement Agency.

The role includes legal research, preparing opinions, reviewing cases, and maintaining case documentation and required reports, with performance subject to agency rules.

Qualifications

• Admission to the Ohio Bar per Section 4705.01 of the Ohio Revised Code.
• Conducts administrative hearings on paternity and child support obligations.
• Provides legal services for the Child Support Enforcement Agency.
• Ensures due process protections and consistent application of child support rules.

Responsibilities

• Presides over hearings, renders written decisions affirming, reversing or modifying agency decisions.
• Completes case documentation on all action taken and follows up as needed.
• Performs related duties as required.

Skills

Legal research

Legal opinions

Case review

Education

Ohio Bar admission

Job description

The Child Support Attorney is responsible for conducting administrative hearings to determine paternity and child support obligations, administrative reviews (mistake of fact and review & adjustment of support orders) in accordance with applicable state statutes and policies. Positions in this class preside over hearings, deliberate and render written administrative decisions which affirm, reverse or modify existing decisions made by the child support enforcement agency. The Child Support Attorney ensures due process protections and a consistent application of the child support administrative rules.

Conducts administrative child support hearings: paternity and support obligations, administrative mistake of fact, and administrative review & adjustment of support orders in accordance with applicable state statutes and policies, serves as staff attorney, provides legal services for the Child Support Enforcement Agency including but not limited to the following: conducts legal research and renders legal opinions, reviews support cases and determines appropriate action, represents Montgomery County in administrative proceedings, ensures due process protections and a consistent application of child support administrative rules.

Completes case documentation on all action taken including any

follow-up on any information needed from outside sources, maintains

statistics and prepares necessary reports when required.

(Performs Related Duties As Required)

Admission to the Ohio Bar per Section 4705.01 of the Ohio Revised Code